text_original: In October, 1876, he was sent out by Lord Carnarvon as " Special Commissioner to enquire respecting certain disturbances which have taken place in the tenitories adjoining the colony of Natal," and he was authorized, at his discretion, and provided it were desired by the inhabitants, " to annex to the British dominion all or part of the territories which formed the scene of his enquiry "} The scene was the Transvaal Republic.
text_transcription: IN OCTOBER EIGHTEEN SEVENTY SIX HE WAS SENT OUT BY LORD CARNARVAN AS SPECIAL COMMISSIONER TO INQUIRE RESPECTING CERTAIN DISTURBANCES WHICH HAD TAKEN PLACE IN TERRITORIES ADJOINING THE COLONY OF NATAL AND HE WAS AUTHORIZED AT HIS DISCRETION AND PROVIDED IT WERE DESIRED BY THE INHABITANTS TO ANNEX TO THE BRITISH DOMINION ALL OR PART OF THE TERRITORIES WHICH FORMED THE SCENE OF HIS INQUIRY THE SCENE WAS THE TRANSVAL REPUBLIC
phonemes: ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, hiː wʌz sˈɛnt ˈaʊt baɪ lˈɔːɹd kˈɑːɹnɑːɹvən æz " spˈɛʃəl kəmˈɪʃənɚ tʊ ɛŋkwˈaɪɚ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪŋ sˈɜːʔn̩ dɪstˈɜːbənsᵻz wˌɪtʃ hæv tˈeɪkən plˈeɪs ɪnðə tˈɛnɪtˌɔːɹiz ɐdʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə kˈɑːləni ʌv nˈeɪɾəl," ænd hiː wʌz ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd, æt hɪz dɪskɹˈɛʃən, ænd pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ɪt wɜː dɪzˈaɪɚd baɪ ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts, " tʊ ˈænɛks tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dəmˈɪniən ˈɔːl ɔːɹ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹiz wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹmd ðə sˈiːn ʌv hɪz ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi "} ðə sˈiːn wʌzðə tɹænsvˈɑːl ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk.