South Africa, since the discovery of large amounts of gold, has experienced a labor crisis. Many, lured by the prospect of sudden wealth, joined the gold rush.
With the emergence of the first wave of instant wealth, the gold fever was further ignited. Farms closed, shops went out of business, and even within the colonial government, many employees resigned to hunt for gold.
A lack of workforce had become the biggest problem for the colonial government at the moment. Despite a recent surge in immigrants, it was to no avail; these people were gold prospectors, not interested in settling down for work in the area.
Even the arrival of these outsiders disrupted the order in the South African region. To maintain stability, Governor Feckney doubled the size of the South African police force.
"Governor, last month another 386 government employees submitted their resignations, including 136 police officers. According to regulations, we approved the resignation of 194 of them.
