stitution of, in 1858, 381; duties,
powers, etc., 382 ff.; officials
placed under its control by the
constitution, 401-3; exercises the
prerogative of mercy, 401; to
regulate taxes on town property,
405; to appoint landdrosts to sit
in the High Court, 419; powers
regarding the enrolment of voters,
440; with the President declares
war, 442; may not reverse a
sentence of the High Court, 444;
resolution regarding the threatened
annexation of the Republic by the
British, 446 ff.; the minute-keeper
and the superintendent of native
affairs as members, 485; special
powers delegated annually to, by
the Volksraad, 498; how members
are to be tried for misdemeanour,
502 ff.; may expel aliens for cer-
tain offences, 506; office of super-
intendent of natives separated from
office of Commandant-Ġeneral, 508 ;
superintendent of natives ceases
to be a member of, in 1897, 514.
Expenditure, Cape, to be under the
governor's control, 8; to be
defrayed from fees of office, 12;
see Revenue.

Field-Commandants, see Comman-

dants.

Field-Cornets (Veld Wachtmeesters),

CAPE, to call up burghers for
police duties and for defence in
1797, 99; to notify slaves and
Hottentots of the holding of
circuit courts, 104; duties pre-
scribed in 1848, 120-2; to make
out jury lists in 1891, 139; NATAL,
duties of field-cornets in the Re-
public, 153, 163; duties as regards
elections in 1856, 192-3; created
in 1846 and duties prescribed,
231; ORANGE FREE STATE, elected
by the burghers, 295; instructions
to, 297 ff.; elected in conquered
native territory, 317 ff.; S.A.
REPUBLIC, duties of, in 1844,
355-6; to assist in carrying out
the 33 Articles, 357; duties of,
375; military duties under the
constitution, 384 ff.; instructions
to, in 1858, 410 ff.; to make out
voters' lists, 440.

Fines, Cape, how to be remitted, 8.
Fiscal Divisions, Cape, increased in
1865, 61.

Fiscal, The, Cape, is made President of

the Court of Justice in 1797, 100.
Franchise, District Councils, S.A.
Republic, 465-6.

Franchise, Divisional Councils, Cape,
in 1855, 83.

Franchise, Educational Boards, Cape,
in 1858, 88.

Franchise, Municipal, CAPE, in 1836,
78; in 1882, 92; NATAL, 219; O.F.
STATE, 311.
Franchise, Parliamentary, CAPE, in

1853, 48 ff.; narrowed in 1892,
73; NATAL, in 1856, 190; law
disqualifying certain natives in
1865, 194; qualification of voters
in 1883, 203; amended in 1896,
215; granted in 1906 to certain
burghers of the old S.A. Republic,
217; see Volksraad.

Gcalekaland, see Tembuland.
Goshen, burghers of, receive the
franchise in the S.A. Republic, 479.
Governor, CAPE, instructions to,
in 1796, 5; may summon Parlia-
ment, 50; and prorogue it, 52;
transmits drafts of laws to Parlia-
ment, 53; how to deal with bills
passed, 53; gets power to legislate
for Basutoland, 62; sits with the
Lieut.-Governor as a court of
civil appeal, 101-2; in criminal
appeals, 102-3; appoints resident
magistrates, 126; appoints a judge
provisionally, 128; may proceed
to Natal and take over the govern-
ment in 1845, 185; NATAL, office
created, 189; duty of, as regards
bills, 192, 205; may suspend
officials appointed by the Crown,
194; appoints the president of the
Legislative Council in 1893, 206;
may transmit bills to the legis-
lature, 207; office of, constituted
by Letters Patent and powers
prescribed in 1893, 209; in-
structions to, 212.

Governor in Council, CAPE, may
legislate for Tembuland, 68;
powers of, under the Municipalities
Act of 1882, 90-1; NATAL,
may make grants of Crown lands,
194; definition of the term, 206;
may remove civil servants, 208;
may extend Natal laws to Zulu-
land, 216.

Grand Jury, Cape, mentioned, 134.
Great Trek, manifesto of emigrants
from the Cape, 143; Attorney-
General's opinion regarding, 145;
British authority established over
all emigrants, 146; territory in
Natal ceded to emigrants by Din-
gaan, 148; causes of the Trek,
143 ff., 154 ff., 159 ff., 167 ff.,
174 ff.; emigrants in Natal de-

mand a recognition of their in-
dependence, 158, 159 ff.; British
authority proclaimed over emi-
grants, 164-6; objection of
emigrants to this, 170; British
authority maintained in 1845, 183;
petition of emigrants at Riet
River concerning land, 260.
Griqualand East mentioned, 69, 70.
Griqualand West, annexation of, to
the Cape, 66; qualification of
voters, 74; appeals from High
Court and Circuit Courts to the
Cape Supreme Court, 132, 135.
Griquas, recognition of their inde-

pendence mentioned, 167; treaty
with, in 1846, 261.

Grondwet, S.A. Republic, of 1858,
362; of 1889, 485; of 1896, 505.

Heemraden, see Landdrost.
High Commissioner for South Africa,
receives payment from the Cape
revenue, 67; receives in 1889
£3000 salary from the Cape re-
venue, 73; mentioned, 270, 273,
276-81, 336 ff.

Higher Courts of Justice, ORANGE

FREE STATE, constitution, juris-
diction, etc., 326 ff.; see also
Circuit Courts; High Court de-
clared a court of appeal, 329;
High Court of the O.R. Colony
set up in 1902, 347; S.A. RE-
PUBLIC, High Court of landdrosts,
396 ff.; declared a court of appeal,
399; appointed by the Executive
Council to sit, 419; High Court
of judges, 486; can not decide
whether a law passed by the Volks-
raad is valid, 508 ff.; TRANSVAAL,
High Court set up in 1902, 515.
Hottentots, Cape, contracts of hire
with, 17;
extension of their
liberties, 26; see Natives.

Imperial Government, undertakes the
management of Basutoland, 67.
Imperial Parliament, passes an Act
empowering the Cape Parliament
to annex British Kaffraria, 59.
Instructions, to the Cape Governor
in 1796, 5; to Natal Governor in
1893, 212; to Natal Governor in
1848, mentioned, 235; see also
Field-Cornets, Treasurer-General,

etc.

Judges, CAPE, Chief Justice and
puisne judges, duties, qualifica-
tions, functions, etc. in 1834,
114 ff.; frame rules for magis-
trates' courts, 136; NATAL, may

be appointed by the Governor, 194;
commissions to continue in 1893
during good behaviour, 207;
number of, in 1857, 243; ORANGE
FREE STATE, duties, qualifications,
326 ff.; S.A. REPUBLIC, qualifica-
tions of, in 1844, 350; in 1889, 486;
how to be tried for misdemeanour,
502 ff.; are bound to administer
the laws and resolutions as passed
by the Volksraad, 418, 508 ff.
Jurors, CAPE, qualification of, in
1828, 113; to serve in criminal
cases before the Circuit Courts,
116-7; trial by jury in civil cases
established in 1854, 122 ff.; grand
jury mentioned, 134-5; qualifica-
tions, duties, etc. of jurors in 1891,
137-42; NATAL REPUBLIC, 164;
COLONY OF NATAL, Constitution and
formation of juries, 238 ff.; trial
by jury in civil cases established in
1852, 241 ff.; verdict of a jury in a
civil case to be final, 245; ORANGE
FREE STATE, to try criminal cases,
294; qualifications, etc., 312 ff.;
S.A. REPUBLIC, a part of the
judicial system, 393; how sum-
moned and challenged, 419.

Justices of the Peace, CAPE, office
created in 1827, 107-8; special
J.P.'s appointed in 1876, their
jurisdiction, 129-30; NATAL, may
be appointed by the Governor,
194; may issue certain certificates
to natives, 196; created in 1846,
232; S.A. REPUBLIC, law regard-
ing, 431 ff.

Kaffirs, emigrants complain of de-
predations by, 144; see Natives.
Kaffraria, incorporaton with the
Cape, 59.

Kimberley, representation of, in
Parliament, 66.
King, see Crown.

Landdrosts, CAPE, to supervise with
heemraden the repair of roads,
76; to appoint overseers of roads
in the districts, 77; boards of
landdrosts and heemraden abolish-
ed in 1827,77; courts of landdrosts
continued in 1795, 98, 100;
jurisdiction in 1797, 101; criminal
jurisdiction granted in 1817, 106;
courts and boards of landdrosts
and heemraden abolished, 109;
NATAL, appointment of, in the
republic, 153; ORANGE FREE
STATE, judicial duties of, 294;
do duty as judges, 307 ff.; courts
of, 330 ff.; courts of landdrosts

and heernraden, 334 ff.; of assistant-
landdrosts and assistant-landdrosts
and heemraden, 335; landdrost's
periodical court, 336; courts
swept away in 1902, 347; S.A.
REPUBLIC, mentioned in 1844,
355-6; to see to the carrying
out of the 33 Articles, 357; quali-
fications, judicial duties, etc.,
392 ff.; hold courts with heem-
raden, 393, 396; jurisdiction of
district courts, 400; appeal from
courts of landdrosts and land-
drosts and heemraden, 388-9;
appointed by the Executive Council
to sit in the High Court, 419; to
send inventories of government
property to the Treasurer-General,
436; to send voters' lists to the
State Secretary, 440; powers to
enrol the names of voters, 440;
to act as chairmen of district
councils, 465; can not question
the validity of a law passed by
the Volksraad, 508-13.

Laws, Dutch laws retained at the
Cape, 6, 97, 100; see Roman-
Dutch Law.

Legislative and Executive Council,
CAPE, created in 1825, 24; Legis-
lative Council in 1853, 45 ff.;
qualification of members, 49;
alleged disqualification, how tried,
51; how seats are vacated, 50,
51; members to be elected by
seven constituencies, 65; to legislate
for Natal in 1844, 182; and in
1845, 185; NATAL, nominee Legis-
lative Council created in 1847, 186;
mixed nominee and elective Legisla-
tive Council created in 1856, 189 ff.;
nominees may be appointed pro-
visionally by the Governor, 190;
number of members increased to
twenty in 1873, 198; qualifications
of nominee members in 1875,
199; number increased to thirty
in 1883, 201; again increased in
1889, 204; lowered to eleven in
1893, 206; constituencies from
which the eleven members shall be
summoned, 206; president of,
206.

Licenses, farming out of, CAPE, 16;
NATAL REPUBLIC, for the retail of
articles, 153.
Lieutenant-Governor,

Natal, ap-
pointed as the executive authority,
184-6; powers in granting the
franchise to certain natives, 196;
in supervising the administration
of justice among natives, 236-7;
to appoint Europeans and natives

as administrators of native law,
248.
Lijdenburg Republic, union with the
S.A. Republic in 1859, 420 ff.
Lower Courts of Justice, Orange
Free State, constitution, jurisdic-
tion, etc., 330 ff.; see also Land-
drosts.

Marriage licenses, Cape, to be granted
by the Governor, 10; to be given
by president magistrates in 1882,
133.
Members of Parliament, CAPE, quali-
fications, 49 ff.; NATAL, qualifica-
tions and privileges in 1893,
206-7.

Military matters, ORANGE FREE
STATE, the system regulated by
the constitution, 295; the right
to declare war, 304; in conquered
territories for defence, 316 ff.;
S.A. REPUBLIC, system of defence
regulated by the constitution,
384 ff.; burghers may exercise
the franchise while on commando,
441; military service law, 1876,
442 ff.

Mining, S.A. Republic, head of the
industry appointed, 480; repre-
sentation of persons engaged in,
481.

Ministers, CAPE, appointed by the
Crown and may sit in either
House, 63-4; Minister of Agri-
culture created, 74; Secretary
for Native Affairs abolished, 74;
definition of the term "minister,"
75; NATAL, to hold office by ap-
pointment of the Governor during
the Queen's pleasure; definition
of the term "minister," 205;
to be members of either House,
205-6.
Molappo, law for the government of
his people in the O.F. State in
1866, 320.

Mopeli, Paulus, law for the govern-
ment of his people in the O.F.
State in 1867, 325.
Moshesh, see Basutos.
Mount Ayliff, see Xesibe Country.
Municipal Boards, CAPE, created in
1836, 78; qualification of com-
missioners, 81; new regulations
in 1882, 88 ff.; NATAL, created
in 1847, 218 ff.; ORANGE FREE

Natal, not included under the Cape
Constitution Ordinance of 1853,
55; British residents in 1835, 143;
protest of British residents against
a magistrate's authority in 1837,
150; occupation of the Port by
British troops in 1838, 151; the
republic in Natal, 152; Port
abandoned by the British in 1839,
158; the Republic demands a
recognition of its independence,
158; burghership law, 162; re-
occupation by the British in 1841,
164; submission of the Volksraad
and demand for liberties, 174 ff.;
boundaries between British and
native territories agreed on in 1843,
180; annexation to the Cape in 1844,
182; receives a separate govern-
ment in 1845, 184; but remains
under the control of the Cape
Legislative Council, 185; receives
a Legislative Council in 1856, 188;
responsible government in 1893,
204; Transvaal districts annexed
to, 217; joins the Union, 522.
Native Affairs, Secretary for, CAPE,
63; office abolished, 74; duties
fall to the Prime Minister, 75;
NATAL, to assist the Supreme
Chief, 255; see Executive Council.
Native Board, see Native Laws.
Native Code, Natal, 251, 252;
summarised, 259.

Native High Court, Natal, creation
of, 250.

Native laws and customs, NATAL,
certain persons relieved from the
operation of, in 1864, 195; remain
of force among natives in 1848,
236; to be assimilated to colonial
laws, 247; Europeans and natives
may be appointed as adminis-
trators of native law, 248; juris-
diction of such administrators,
248-9; to be reduced to writing
by a Native Board created in
1875, 250-1; administrators of
native law receive the powers of
magistrates, 252; further duties
of Native Board, 253-4; ORANGE
RIVER SOVEREIGNTY, retained
among natives, 278; ORANGE
FREE STATE, administered by a
Native Council, except criminal
laws, 320 ff.

Native Reserves, Orange Free
State, 320 ff., 325.

Native Trust, Natal, constitution

and functions, 255.

Natives, САРЕ, see Hottentots;
NATAL, certain natives disqualified
from exercising the parliament-

be

ary franchise in 1865, 194 ff.,
203; chiefs continue to ad-
minister justice among, 236;
crimes repugnant to the general
principles of humanity to
tried only in the colonial courts,
238; ORANGE FREE STATE, govern-
ment of conquered territories,
314 ff.; laws applied to, 320 ff.;
S.A. REPUBLIC, no equality with
white people, 364; certain natives
to be placed in service, 414;
natives not to be sold, 415;
written contracts of hire with,
415; not to possess the franchise,
439; liable to be called up for
military service, 444; to be taught
due obedience, 453; may acquire
land, 459, 474.

Nomansland, see Transkei.

Oath, CAPE, of allegiance to the
King, 4; of resident magistrates,
112; NATAL, of members of the
Legislative Council, 192.
Officials, CAPE, may sit in Parliament
in 1853, 52; S.A. REPUBLIC, list of,
arranged for by the constitution,
401 ff.; their salaries prescribed,
408; may not become members
of the Volksraad, 437; list of, in
1883, 469; in 1889, 486; may not
accept nomination for the office
of President, 513.

Ohrigstad, mentioned, 423.
Orange Free State, territory pro-
claimed British as the Ó.R.
Sovereignty in 1848, 270; govern-
ment of, in 1848, 273; in 1849,
275; country becomes inde-
pendent by the Bloemfontein Con-
vention in 1854, 281; constitution
of, 285; annexed to the British
Empire, 344; concludes the Ver-
eeniging Peace Treaty, 345; joins
the Union, 522.

Paper money, Cape, 8; secured in
1806, 15; replaced by silver, 25.
Parliament, Cape, created, 45 ff.;
annual sessions, 52; members to
be paid, 55; freedom of speech
and publication of papers, 57.
Paymaster-General, Cape,duties of, 72.
Peace, crimes against the public,
S.A. Republic, defined, 354.
Police, CAPE, under the Municipalities

Act of 1882, 95; arrangements
in 1797, 98; NATAL, under the
Municipal Corporation Ordinance
of 1854. 224.

Pondoland, annexation of, to the
Cape, 76,

Population of the Cape in 1841, 42.
President, ORANGE FREE STATE,
duties and powers, 292; law regu-
lating the election of, 301-3;
prerogative of mercy, 303; duty
in declaring war and concluding
peace, 304; fiat in case of death
penalties, 309; to appoint a com-
mandant of native territory, 319;
S.A. REPUBLIC, election, duties,
etc., 376 ff.; to appoint justices
of the peace, 432, 433; before
elected he need not be a burgher,
434; declares war with the con-
currence of the Executive Council,
442; with the Executive may
proclaim public diggings, 481;
exercises his power with the Ex-
ecutive Council, 485; may call
special meetings of the Volksraad,
489; how to be tried for mis-
demeanour, 502 ff.; may expel
aliens for certain offences, 506 f.;
government officials may not accept
nomination as, 513.

Press, Orange Free State, freedom of
the, 296.

Prime Minister, CAPE, receives the
management of native affairs, 75.
Prince of Orange, gives an order to
admit troops into the Cape, 2;
cedes the Cape to Great Britain,
19 ff.
Privy Council, CAPE, 6; appeals to,

118; NATAL, appeals to, from the
Supreme Court, 244, 245; see Crown.
Public meetings allowed at the Cape,
44.

Queen, see Crown.

Railways, Natal, 200; Central South
African, 516.

Receiver-General, Cape, duties of,

72.

Rent, arrears remitted in 1796, 7.
Representative government, peti-

tion for, debated in House of
Commons, 30; petition for, from
the Cape, 42; the Cape receives
representative government, 45;
Natal receives, 188.

Resident, The British, north of the
Orange River, appointed, 263;
powers and duties, 263-9; men-
tioned, 272, 273, 274, 276, 278,
281; S.A. REPUBLIC, duties of,
under the Convention of Pretoria,
1881, 459 ff.

Resident Magistrates, CAPE, have
jurisdiction in Tembuland, 1885,
69; office created in 1827, 77,
109-12; in 1882 receive jurisdic-

tion under the Municipalities Act,
95; take over duties of courts of
landdrosts and heemraden in
1828, 112; courts continued under
the second Charter of Justice in
1834, 117-8; centres at which
they were stationed in 1856, 126;
jurisdiction in 1856, 126-7; to
give marriage licenses, 133; duties
in making out jury lists, 139–40;
NATAL, duties in regard to elections,
1856, 191, 193; to issue certain
certificates to natives, 196; created
in 1846 and jurisdiction pre-
scribed, 233; jurisdiction for the
recovery of petty debts, 246-7;
powers in 1889, 255-9; ORANGE
RIVER SOVEREIGNTY, magistracies
in 1849, 276, 278-80; ORANGE
FREE STATE, duties of, performed
by landdrosts, 294; courts of,
set up in 1902, 347; TRANSVAAL,
courts of, set up in 1902, 515.
Responsible government established,
Cape in 1872, 63 ff.; Natal in 1893,
204 ff.
Revenue, CAPE, provisions regarding,
in 1796, 7; to be accounted to
Commissioners of the Royal
Treasury, 8; ordinance for ap-
propriating at the Cape, 38; bills
to originate in the Assembly, 54;
revenue of British Kaffraria
transferred to the Cape, 60; re-
ceivers of revenue and auditors,
72; manner of collecting in the
districts in 1828, 77; NATAL,
consolidated revenue fund, 208;
expenses in Zululand charged on
this fund, 217; S.A. REPUBLIC,
sources of, prescribed by the con-
stitution, 403; treasury to be at
the President's house, 406; how
to be dealt with by the Treasurer
and Auditor-General, 434-6; ex-
penses of District Councils to be
borne by the districts, 487.
Road Boards, Cape, created in 1843,
81; duties of Divisional Road
Boards transferred to Divisional
Councils, 84; Central Road Board
dissolved and its duties transferred
to Divisional Councils in 1858, 86.
Rode Valley, annexed to the Cape,
70.

Roman Catholic relief granted at the
Cape, 29.

Roman-Dutch Law, CAPE, continued,
6; NATAL, established in 1845,
227; not to extend over natives as
a general rule, 238; ORANGE RIVER
SOVEREIGNTY, retained in 1849,
278; ORANGE FREE STATE, re-