▁te ah ouse ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Show . ▁He ▁res igned ▁in ▁protest ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁a ▁year ▁when ▁no ▁Af rik an ers ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Society . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁agricult ure ▁was ▁one ▁area ▁where ▁the ▁" two ▁white ▁groups " ▁could ▁find ▁common ▁ground . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Meyer ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 7 . ▁Walk ing ▁on ▁his ▁farm ▁with ▁a ▁gun , ▁he ▁st umbled ▁and ▁accident ally ▁shot ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁head . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁on ▁his ▁K lip riv iers berg ▁farm . ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁R aper , ▁Peter ▁Edmund ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁New ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁Place ▁Names . ▁Johannes burg ▁& ▁Cape ▁Town : ▁Jonathan ▁Ball ▁Publish ers . ▁ ▁Pot gi eter , ▁D . J . ▁( editor - in - ch ief ) ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁Standard ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁of ▁Southern ▁Africa . ▁Cape ▁Town : ▁N asion ale ▁Op vo ed kund ige ▁U it ge wer y . ▁ ▁Sand ler , ▁E . A . ▁in ▁Bey ers , ▁C . J . ▁( editor - in - ch ief ) ▁( 1 9 8 1 ). ▁Su id - A frika anse ▁Bi ograf iese ▁Wo orde bo ek , ▁vol