▁district ▁representing ▁the ▁Rand . ▁With ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Volks ra ad , ▁Johannes burg ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁one ▁member ▁in ▁each ▁chamber . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Meyer ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁Volks ra ad , ▁bringing ▁his ▁civil ▁service ▁and ▁min ing ▁experience ▁thereby ▁to ▁bear . ▁He ▁advoc ated ▁primarily ▁for ▁grant ing ▁Johannes burg ▁municipality ▁status , ▁building ▁a ▁railway ▁from ▁Del ago a ▁Bay ▁to ▁P ret oria , ▁and ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Second ▁Volks ra ad . ▁The ▁latter ▁initi ative ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁meant ▁to ▁ass u age ▁his ▁and ▁others ’ ▁concerns ▁that ▁U it land ers ▁would ▁domin ate ▁the ▁First ▁Volks ra ad ▁by ▁she er ▁numbers ▁otherwise . ▁Import ant ▁prior ities ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁and ▁defense ▁would ▁remain ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁First , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁ag ing ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁vote ▁there , ▁a ▁key ▁priority ▁for ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Vo ort re kk ers ▁who ▁tre as ured ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁independence . ▁His ▁aff inity ▁for ▁U it land er ▁asp ir ations ▁came ▁in ▁part ▁from ▁working ▁with ▁so ▁many ▁of ▁them , ▁English - spe aking ▁and ▁otherwise , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Wit w aters rand ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁( l ater ▁the ▁hosts ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁Rand ▁Show ), ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁his