(17.)-PROCLAMATION of the British Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, declaring the Conditions of Peace with the Chief Kreili, and the Line of Boundary between his Territories and those of the Colony. King William's Town, February 14, 1853.

By his Excellency Lieutenant-General the Honourable George Cathcart, Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and of the Dependencies thereof, 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, and Governor of British Kafraria.

WHEREAS the independent Chief Kreili has recently manifested a desire for peace and reconciliation with Her Majesty's Government, and to be again considered Her Majesty's faithful friend:

And whereas, since the invasion of the territory of the said chief, in the month of August last, no acts of hostility have been committed by his people, and no participation in the Gaika rebellion subsequent to that period is chargeable to them:

And whereas, in token of submission a fourth instalment of cattle has been voluntarily sent by the said chief towards the final settlement of the small remaining portion of the fine imposed upon him:

And whereas the said chief has also declared himself severely punished, prayed for the remission of the remainder of the fine, and humbly sued for peace:

Now therefore, I do hereby, on Her Majesty's behalf, and by virtue of the powers vested in me, proclaim, declare, and make known that all remaining fines of cattle imposed by my predecessor on the said Chief Kreili are hereby cancelled, and that peace and amity are hereby restored between Her Majesty and the said Chief Kreili on the following conditions only:

I. That the said Chief Kreili shall continue in all things true and faithful to his engagements.

II. That he shall recognize the line of the Indwe and the Kei as the boundary between Her Majesty's territories and his own.

III. That he shall restrain and punish all attempts on the part of his people to disturb the peace of Her Majesty's subjects, either in the lands allotted to the Tambookies or the other tribes within Her Majesty's territories, being on the west side of the Indwe and Kei rivers.

IV. That in the event of missionaries or traders being again permitted to reside in the country of the said Chief Kreili, with his consent, they must conform to such agreement as they may make for themselves with the said chief. The Governor, on behalf of

the British Government, will have nothing to do with any such agreements, but will hold the said chief responsible for the security of the lives and property of those British subjects whom he may allow to live within his territory.

V. That in case of cattle, horses, or other property being stolen from the colony and traced into his country, the said chief shall be bound to recover and restore the stolen property, and to punish the thieves.

VI. That the said chief shall, when demanded of him, cause to be seized and delivered up to the nearest British authority for trial, according to law, all persons who shall have committed, or who shall be reasonably suspected of having committed, any murder, robbery, or other offence, within the limits of Her Majesty's dominions, and who shall be found in the territory of the said chief.

God save the Queen!

Given under my hand and seal, at King William's Town, this 14th day of February, 1853.

(L.S.)

GEORGE CATHCART. By command of H. E. the Governor and High Commissioner. W. F. Liddle, Secretary to the Governor and High Commissioner.

ACT of the British Parliament, "for the prevention and punishment of Offences committed by His Majesty's subjects within certain Territories adjacent to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope."*

[6 & 7 Will. 4, cap. 57.]

[13th August, 1836.]

WHEREAS the inhabitants of the Territories adjacent to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope to the southward of the 25th degree of south latitude being in an uncivilized state, offences against the persons and property of such inhabitants and others are frequently committed by His Majesty's subjects within such territories with impunity; for remedy thereof be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the laws which are now, or which shall hereafter be, in force in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, for the punishment of crimes therein committed, shall be, and the same are hereby extended and declared applicable to all His Majesty's subjects within any territory adjacent to the said colony, and being to the southward of the 25th degree of south latitude, and that every crime or offence committed by any of His Majesty's subjects within any * Cited in Treaty with Griqua Chief, of 1846. Page 108.

such territory, in contravention of any such laws, shall be cognizable in any such courts, and shall be inquired of, tried, and prosecuted, and on conviction punished, in such and the same manner as if the same had been committed within the said colony.

II. And whereas it is necessary to prevent, as far as may be, the commission of crimes by His Majesty's subjects within such territories as aforesaid, and to provide for the arrest, commitment, and bringing to punishment of any of His Majesty's subjects by whom any such crimes may be perpetrated; be it therefore enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Governor of the said colony to address to any one or more of His Majesty's subjects being within, or about to resort to, any such territories as aforesaid, one or more commission or commissions, authorizing him or them to exercise within such territories the office of a magistrate, for the purpose of preventing the perpetration therein by any of His Majesty's subjects of any crimes or offences, and for the purpose of arresting, committing to custody, and bringing to trial before such courts as aforesaid, any of His Majesty's subjects charged on sufficient evidence before him or them with the commission of any such crimes or offences within any such territories; and it shall also be lawful to the governor of the said colony, by any such commission or commissions as aforesaid, to define with all practicable and convenient precision the local limits within which the jurisdiction of any such magistrate or magistrates shall be so exercised, and to which it shall so extend; and within the limits so to be defined as aforesaid, every such magistrate shall have, exercise, and enjoy all such powers and authorities over and in reference to His Majesty's subjects inhabiting or being within the same as shall, by any such commission or commissions, be specially granted: Provided always, that no such powers or authorities shall be so granted by any such commission or commissions, save only such as shall be necessary for accomplishing the purposes aforesaid with promptitude and effect.

III. And be it further enacted, that all such commissions as aforesaid shall be made to continue in force only during His Majesty's pleasure; and the Governor for the time being of the said colony shall be, and he is hereby bound and required to transmit a copy of every such commission by the earliest opportunity to His Majesty, through one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, for his approbation or disallowance.

IV. And be it further enacted, that nothing herein or in any such commission or commissions contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to invest His Majesty, his heirs or successors, with any claim or title whatsoever to dominion or sovereignty over any such territories as aforesaid, or to derogate from the rights of the tribes or people inhabiting such territories, or of chiefs or rulers, to such sovereignty or dominion.

V. And be it further enacted and declared, that for the pur

poses of this Act any person lawfully administering the Government of the said colony shall be deemed and taken to be the Governor

thereof.

BRITISH TREASURY WARRANT, relative to the transmission by the Post, and Postage of Printed Books and Papers, between the United Kingdom and Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. January 30, 1852.*

WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the 4th year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of the Duties of Postage," certain scales of weight and rates of postage were fixed and made chargeable and payable upon, for, or in respect of letters, newspapers, parliamentary proceedings, and printed papers, transmitted and forwarded by the post; and various regulations were made for facilitating the transmission of such letters and papers by the post:

And whereas by an Act passed in the 11th year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled “An Act for giving further facilities for the transmission of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of postage thereon,‡ and for other purposes relating to the Post Office, the proviso concerning the maximum weight of letters to be sent by the post, as fixed in and by the said first-mentioned Act, is repealed; and in order to prevent packets of an unwieldy bulk or an inconvenient size being transmitted by the post, power is given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, at any time or times thereafter, by warrant under their hands, to fix a maximum weight of letters to be sent by the post, and from time to time to repeal or revoke such maximum weight, wholly or in part, and declare any other maximum of weight in lieu thereof, and all letters are to be forwarded, conveyed, and delivered by the post in conformity with any such warrant, and also in conformity with, and under and subject to, all such orders, conditions, limitations, regulations, and restrictions as to the form, size, or dimensions thereof, whether in proportion to the weight or otherwise, as the Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury shall from time to time direct.

And by the said Act power is also given to the PostmasterGeneral to collect and receive the Foreign and Colonial postage, charged or chargeable on any letters sent by the post; and also, with the consent of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, to require the postage, British, Colonial, or Foreign, of any letters sent by the post to be prepaid either in money or in stamps, as he may think fit, on the same being put into the Post Office; and also with such consent to abolish or restrict the prepayment in money of postage on letters sent by the post either altogether or on

Repealed by Warrant, February 22, 1855.

+ See Vol. 5, Page 248.

See Vol. 8, Page 247.

certain letters, and to require the prepayment thereof to be in stamps, and to refuse to receive or send by the post any letters tendered contrary to any regulations thereby made.

And it is also declared and enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Postmaster-General, and any officer of the Post Office, to detain any letters which shall be posted or sent by the post contrary to the regulations of that Act or the first-mentioned Act, or contrary to the regulations of any Treasury Warrant to be issued under or by virtue of that Act, or which had been, or should be, issued under or by virtue of the said first-mentioned Act, and to open such letters, and either to return them to the senders thereof, or to forward them to the places of their destination, charged in either case with such rates of postage as the Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, shall from time to time direct:

Now we, the Undersigned, being 2 of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, do, in exercise of the powers reserved to us in and by the said before-mentioned Acts, or either of them, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, by this warrant under our hands, order and direct that printed books, printed magazines, printed reviews, and printed pamphlets (whether British, Colonial, or Foreign), posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Cape Town, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, or posted in Cape Town, addressed to the United Kingdom, may be transmitted by the post between any part of the United Kingdom and Cape Town aforesaid, subject to the several regulations and rates hereinafter contained (that is to say):

On every packet consisting of a single printed book, or printed magazine, or printed review, or printed pamphlet, the several sheets or parts of which, when more than 1, shall be sewed or bound together, if not exceeding pound in weight, there shall be charged and taken 1 uniform rate of postage of 6 pence;

And on every such packet, if exceeding pound in weight, there shall be charged and taken 1 uniform rate of postage of 1 shilling;

And on every such packet, if exceeding 1 pound, and not exceeding 2 pounds in weight, there shall be charged and taken 1 uniform rate of postage of 2 shillings;

And on every such packet, if exceeding 2 pounds, and not exceeding 3 pounds in weight, there shall be charged and taken 1 uniform rate of postage of 3 shillings:

And for every additional 1 pound in weight of any such packet above the weight of 3 pounds, there shall be charged and taken an additional rate of postage of 1 shilling; and every fraction of such additional pound shall be charged as 1 additional pound.

And we further order and direct, that no such packet, if containing more than 1 printed book, or printed magazine, or printed review, or printed pamphlet, or containing any paper or thing