text_original: Sir Theophilus Shepstone and two^ membei s of the Legislature represented Natal. As regards federa  tion the meeting was entirely abortive.
text_transcription: SO THEOPHLES SHEPSTONE AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE REPRESENTED NATAL AS REGARDS FERATION THE MEETING WAS ENTIRELY ABORTIVE
phonemes: sˌɜː θiːəfˈɪləs ʃˈɛpstoʊn ænd tˈuː mˈɛmbeɪ ˈɛs ʌvðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd nˈeɪɾəl. æz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz fˈɛdɚɹə tɪˈɑːn ðə mˈiːɾɪŋ wʌz ɛntˈaɪɚli ɐbˈɔːɹɾɪv.