text_original: Had the Home Government grasped the problem as Sir George Grey grasped it, had they even had the sense to trust " the man on the spot," the whole subse  quent course of South African history might have been different. Mr.
text_transcription: HAD THE HOME GOVERNMENT GRASPED THE PROBLEM AS SIR GEORGE GRAY GRASPED IT HAD THEY EVEN HAD THE SENSE TO TRUST THE MAN ON THE SPOT THE WHOLE SUBSEQUENT COURSE OF SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT MISTER
phonemes: hæd ðə hˈoʊm ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɡɹˈæspt ðə pɹˈɑːbləm æz sˌɜː dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɡɹˈeɪ ɡɹˈæspt ɪt, hæd ðeɪ ˈiːvən hæd ðə sˈɛns tə tɹˈʌst " ðə mˈæn ɔnðə spˈɑːt," ðə hˈoʊl sˈʌbs kwˈɛnt kˈɔːɹs ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən hˈɪstɚɹi mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn dˈɪfɹənt. mˈɪstɚ.