Good Hope shall, from and after this date, be as follows; that is to say: from the inouth of the Keiskamma river, ascending along the western bank of the same up to its confluence with the Chumie river; thence up the western bank of the last-mentioned river to its northernmost source; thence along the summit of the Katberg Range to the centre of the Luheri Mount or Gaika's Kop; thence to the nearest source of the Plaats river, and down the left bank of the same, to its junction with the Zwart Kei river; thence ascending the right bank of the last-mentioned river to where it reaches the waters of the Klaas Smit's river; thence ascending the western bank of the last-mentioned river to the source of the same in the Stormberg; thence crossing over the Stormberg to the source of the Krai river; thence down the left bank of the last-mentioned river, to where it falls into the Orange river, and thence, following the course of the last-mentioned river, along its left bank to where it empties itself into the South Atlantic Ocean.

And I do further proclaim, declare, and make known, that all territory to the south or west of any portion of the line aforesaid, shall be, and the same is hereby, annexed to and incorporated with the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, as part and parcel thereof, and that any right or title to the exclusive occupation of any part of the said territory by any native chief or people, granted or conceded by any such Treaties or Conventions as aforesaid, has wholly ceased and determined, and shall not be revived.

God save the Queen!

Given under my hand, and the public seal of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, this 17th day of December, 1847.

(L.S.)

H. G. SMITH, High Commissioner.

(15.)-PROCLAMATION of the British Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, defining the future condition and rule of the Kafirs in British Kafraria. December 23, 1847.

By his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Colonel of the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, Administrator of the Government of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, and Ordinary and Vice-Admiral of the same, and Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the Territories in Southern Africa, adjacent and contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern frontier of the said colony, &c. &c. &c.

WHEREAS, the results of the Kafir war, into which Her Majesty the Queen was some time since reluctantly driven, have been such as to confer the power, and impose the obligation, of arranging and adjusting the affairs of the conquered territories, in such a manner as to promote, as much as possible, the future peace, good order, and general well-being both of colonists and Kafirs; and whereas all Treaties and Conventions resting upon, or recognizing the political independence of the Kafir Chiefs have proved unsuitable to the social state and condition of themselves and their people; by whom, as often as any temptation has been presented, the engagements in question have been treated with contempt. And whereas, all Treaties and Conventions formerly subsisting between Her Majesty as aforesaid and the respective Chiefs of the Gaika, Congo, T'Slambie, Tambookie, and all other Tribes of Kafirs, have, as announced in my Proclamation, bearing date the 17th day of December, 1847, been wholly abrogated and annulled, and a new and better line of boundary between the Colony of the Cape and the adjacent territories been defined and established. And whereas, in order to protect hereafter Her Majesty's subjects from the miseries of war, as well as from the manifold crimes and outrages committed within the colony by marauding Kafirs, in times of peace, as also most effectually to control what is evil, and develop what is good amongst the Kafir Tribes themselves; it is expedient to establish over them a more direct and palpable authority, on the part and behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, than any which has hitherto existed.

Now, therefore, I do hereby, under and by virtue of the powers and authorities in me vested, as such High Commissioner as aforesaid, and all other powers and authorities to me belonging, proclaim, declare, and make known, that all and singular the territories lying between the line of the colonial boundary, as defined and established as aforesaid, from its commencement at the mouth of the Keiskamma river, up to the Kaka Range, to the source of the Klip Plaats river, down its right bank to its junction with the Swart Kei, and down the right bank of this river to the Kei river, thence down the right bank of that river to the sea, shall be, and the same are hereby vested in Her Majesty the Queen, but not at present, as part or parcel of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and that the same shall be called and known as "British Kafraria."

And I do further proclaim, declare, and make known, that the said territories shall be held by the Kafir Chiefs and people, from and under her said Majesty, by such services, and under such rules and regulations as Her Majesty's High Commissioner, or other Representative, who shall be the Great Chief of the whole of the said territories, shall deem best calculated to promote the civilization, conversion to Christianity, and general enlightenment of the benighted human beings subject to her rule.

God save the Queen!

Given under my hand, and the public seal of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, this 23rd day of December, 1847.

(L.S.)

H. G. SMITH, High Commissioner. By order of his Excellency, Her Majesty's High Commissioner. RICHARD SOUTHEY, Secretary to H. M.'s High Commissioner.

(16.)-PROCLAMATION of the British Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, declaring the Sovereignty of Great Britain over certain Territories on the Eastern and North Eastern Frontier of the Colony, and proclaiming the rights, &c., and Local Government of the Chiefs and Tribes within those Territories. February 3, 1848.

By his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Colonel of the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, Administrator of the Government of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, and Ordinary, and Vice-Admiral of the same, and Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the settling and adjustment of the Affairs of the Territories in Southern Africa, adjacent and contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern frontier of the said colony, &c., &c., &c.

WHEREAS, as Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the settlement and adjustment of the boundaries, and an amicable and clear understanding of the affairs and relationship with the chiefs, tribes, and people of the countries adjacent to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, I have placed upon a permanent foundation the preservation of peace, harmony, mutual confidence, and the attainment of civilization on the eastern boundary, and have personally visited the countries upon the north and north-eastern boundary of the colony, on the line leading to Her Majesty's Settlement of Natal, annexed to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, for the purpose of obtaining information from all the various parties concerned, upon matters so involving the interests, not only of the native chiefs of the countries into which many of Her Majesty's liege subjects have established themselves, but also of those subjects themselves; and have personally conferred with the leading chiefs of the neighbouring tribes, and with many of the meritorious and devout missionaries, as well as with the influential and thinking men of Her Majesty's subjects located as aforesaid; and have received several addresses very numerously signed by the inhabitants, between the Orange, the Modder, and Riet rivers, as well as from those around Bloem Fontein, and from the Caledon river, and also those from the neighbourhood, and at Wenburg.

Now, therefore, by virtue of the several powers and authorities

in me vested by Her Majesty, and subject to her royal confirmation, -I do hereby proclaim, declare, and make known, the sovereignty of Her Majesty the Queen of England over the territories north of the Great Orange river, including the countries of Moshesh, Moroko, Molitsani, Sinkonyala, Adam Kok, Gert Taaybosch, and other minor chiefs, so far north as to the Vaal river, and east to the Drakensberg, or Quathlamba mountains; with no desire or inclination whatever on the part of Her Majesty to extend or increase her dominions, or to deprive the chiefs and their people of the hereditary rights acknowledged and recognized by all civilized nations of the world, as appertaining to the nomadic races of the earth; but on the contrary, with the sole view of establishing an amicable relationship with these chiefs, of upholding them in their hereditary rights, and protecting them from any future aggression, or location of Her Majesty's subjects, as well as of providing for their rule, and the maintenance of good order, and obedience to Her Majesty's laws and commands on the part of those of the Queen's subjects, who, having abandoned the land of their fathers, have located themselves within the territories aforesaid: and I hereby proclaim, that all the chiefs of the territories aforesaid are under the sovereignty of Her Majesty, as the paramount and exclusive authority in all international disputes as to territory, or in any cause whatever tending to interrupt the general peace and harmony of South Africa: but that their authority over their own tribes shall be maintained, as well as their own laws, according to their customs and usages.

And I hereby proclaim that all Her Majesty's subjects within the territories aforesaid, shall be governed by the laws, ordinances, and proclamations framed, and to be framed, for Her Majesty's Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and that they shall henceforth be in full possession of the rights of citizens of the said colony, and that municipalities, corporations, and other privileges shall be granted to them, as their increase and improvement require.

And I do hereby proclaim that Her Majesty's Government assumes the responsibility to the chiefs, as regards their just indemnification for all lands now occupied by these Her Majesty's subjects, upon the latter paying an annual quit-rent, according to a schedule which shall be established by a Commission appointed for the purpose, and upon the condition that every able-bodied man turns out in the defence of Her Majesty, and her allies, either with arms, or as special constables, as may be required by the British Resident and Magistrate.

The appropriation of these quit-rents shall be:-Firstly, for the fair and honest remuneration and indemnification of the native chiefs, in lieu of any and all contracts or leases entered into by Her Majesty's subjects, so that no breach of faith shall exist, in the faith of an agreement entered into by Her Majesty's High Commissioner with the Great Chiefs, Moshes, Moroko, Sinkonyala, Adam Kok, and others. Secondly, for the defraying the expences

of their own government, viz.,-the British Resident at Bloem Fontein, Magistrates, &c., as shall hereafter be appointed, with Sheriff's officers, constables &c., and Field Commandants and Field Cornets, &c., as the full organization of a Government may require, and for bearing the expence of sending into Colesberg all criminal cases which must be tried before the judges.

And I hereby proclaim and declare, that every trader or other individual trafficking, or engaged in commerce, within the territories aforesaid, shall pay an annual licence of 501., in like manner as the traders in British Kafraria; these licences to be obtained from any Commissioner within or without the colony, who are hereby authorized to grant the same; and all sums which thus accrue, and whatever surplus remains of the sums collected as quit-rents, after the payment of the indemnification to the native chiefs for the lands, and the expence of the Government aforesaid, shall be vested in a fund, under the control of a Commission, composed of members of the Dutch Reformed Church, appointed by Her Majesty's High Commissioner, for the erection of churches on such spots as may be selected and sanctioned, and for the provision of ministers, and hereafter for the erection of schools and for their maintenance, for the improvement of roads, &c., all for the exclusive benefit of the population north of the Orange river. And whatever sums may be subscribed for the erection of any church or churches, as Her Majesty's High Commissioner, I pledge myself to advance on loan an equal sum.

And I hereby proclaim all the missionary stations within the territories aforesaid, to be under the special protection of Her Majesty the Queen of England.

And I hereby proclaim and declare, that this sovereignty and paramount authority is for the sole protection and preservation of the just and hereditary rights of all the native chiefs as aforesaid, and for the rule and government of Her Majesty's subjects, their interests and welfare. That no benefit whatever accrues, or is desired by Her Majesty, beyond the satisfaction Her Majesty the Queen will ever feel in the maintenance of a just peace, and the improvement of the condition of her people, and in their advancement in the blessings of Christianity, civilization, and those habits of industry and honesty which will elevate and civilize the barbarian, and support and uphold the Christian community, and thus will that peace be established which Her Majesty desires to effect, and has the power and determination to maintain.

God save the Queen!

Given under my hand, and the seal of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, on the Great Tugela river, this 3rd day of February, 1848.

By Order of his Excellency, Her Majesty's High Commissioner. RICHARD SOUTHEY, Secretary to the High Commissioner.