He thus served in the Molteno government from 1875 to 1878, and vigorously supported Molteno in rejecting Lord Carnarvon's ill-considered attempt to enforce a system of British confederation on southern Africa.
He thus served in the Molteno government from 1875 to 1878, where he oversaw the biggest expansion of infrastructure that the Cape had ever undergone. Finally, he vigorously supported Molteno in rejecting Lord Carnarvon's ill-considered attempt to enforce a system of British confederation on southern Africa.