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any part whatsoever, or any goods or merchandise by 

 the sea-coast of Zoolooland, without the express sano- 

 ti< 'ii .if tin: Kosident of the division in which my terri- 

 >it anted ; and I will not encourage or promote, 

 or take part in, or countenance in any wuy whatever, 

 the importation into any other part of Zoolooland of 

 arms or umimmition from any part whatever, or goods 

 or nu'ivliaiidiso by the sea-coast of Zoolooland with- 

 out such sanction: and I will confiscate and hand 

 over to the Ix'utul Government all arms and ammuni- 

 tion, an.l goods and merchandise, so imported into my 

 tcrriton ; and 1 will punish by nne or oy other suih- 

 cient punishment any person guilty of or concerned 

 in any such un.sunctioned importation^ and any per- 

 son found pos.-cs.sing arms or ammunition, or goods 

 or merohandiM, knowingly obtained thereby. 



4. I will not allow the lift) of any of my people to 

 be token for any cause, except oiler sentence passed 

 in a council of the chief men of my territory, and after 

 fair and impartial trial in my presence and otter the 

 Inuring of witnesses; and I will not tolerate the em- 

 ployment of witch doctors, or the practice known as 

 smelling out, or any practice of witchcraft. 



6. The surrender of persons fugitive in my terri- 

 tory from justice, when demanded oy the Government 

 of any British colony, territory, or province, in the 

 interests of justice, shall be readily and promptly 

 made to sucn Government : and the escape into my 

 territory of persons accused or convicted of offenses 

 against British laws shall bo prevented by all possible 

 means, and every exertion shall be made to seize and 

 deliver up such persons to British authority. 



6. I will not make war upon any chief or chiefs, or 

 people, without the sanction of the British Govern- 

 ment, through the Resident of the division in which 

 my territory is situated. 



7. The succession to the chieftainship of my terri- 

 tory shall be according to the ancient laws and cus- 

 toms of my people, and the nomination of each suc- 

 cessor shall be subject to the approval of the British 

 Government. 



8. I will not sell, or in any way alienate, or per- 

 mit or countenance any sale or alienation of, any part 

 of the land in my territory. 



9. I will permit all people residing in my territory 

 to there remain, upon the condition that they recog- 

 nize my authority as chief; and any persons not wish- 

 ing to recognize my authority and desiring to quit my 

 territory I will permit to quit and to pass unmolested 

 elsewhere. 



10. In all cases of dispute in which British subjects 

 are involved I will appeal to and abide by the decision 

 of the British Resident of the division in which my 

 territory is situated. In all cases where accusations of 

 offense or crime committed in my territory are brought 

 against British subjects, or against my people in rela- 

 tion to British subjects, I will hold no trial and pass 

 no sentence, except with the approval of such British 

 Resident. 



11. In all matters not included within these terms, 

 conditions, and limitations, and in all cases provided 

 for herein, and in all cases when there may be doubt 

 or uncertainty as to the laws, rules, or stipulations 

 applicable to matters to be dealt with. I will govern, 

 order, and decide hi accordance with the ancient law 

 and usage of my people. 



The duties of the Residents and the policy to 

 be followed in future were set forth in the in- 

 structions given them. The principal points 

 of these instructions were as follows : 



You will be the eyes and ears of the British Govern- 

 ment, and it will be your duty to watch the manner in 

 which the chiefs appointed to rule over the several ter- 

 ritories of the country carry out the terms to which 

 they assented as the conditions of their chieftainship. 

 While always ready to give advice to the chiefs of 

 Zoolooland, vou will exercise no authority over them 

 or their people. Should you observe in them any de- 

 parture Trom the conditions of their chieftainship to 



which they have assented, you may remonstrate with 

 them, stating to them that you must report upon their 

 conduct to your Government ; but you will be careful 

 to issue no order to them in regard to the matter of 

 complaint. In future no land to the north or west of 



joins the Bevana River, and will run up along the 

 Bevana River to the junction of the Bevana River 

 with the Pemvana River ; thence it will run up the 

 iVmvana to the Kambula Mountain, and from the 

 Kami Hi la Mountain down the Lyn or Dabu>i River 

 to its junction with the Blood hiver, whence it will 

 run down the Blood River to the Buffalo River. In 

 dealing with the chiefs you will impress upon them 

 that all the King's cattle now belong to the British 

 Government and must be handed over to you. . . . 

 You will be careful to hold yourself entirely aloof 

 from all missionary or proselytizing enterprises. If 

 any chief desires that a missionary should reside in 

 his territory, there can be no objection to the mission- 

 ary occupying ground as a site for a mission station 

 and ground to serve for a pastureland aiid for a gar- 

 den ; but it is to be clearly understood that the chief 

 in no way thereby alienates the land so assigned, and 

 that at any time he may resume the hind should he 

 wish to do so. Grants of land by the former King to 

 missionaries can not be recognized by the British 

 Government ; but there is no reason why occupation 

 of such land should not be resumed by the now de- 

 posed missionaries, provided the chief m whose terri- 

 tory the land in question is situated wishes for the re- 

 turn of the missionaries among his people. You will 

 not prevent any chiefs from corresponding with or 

 visiting the Governor or Lieutenant-Governor of Na- 

 tal, should they wish to do so. 



The settlement Vith the Zooloos was almost 

 universally condemned in Natal and Cape 

 Colony. The principal objections of the colo- 

 nists were, that the powers of the Residents 

 were too limited; that the thirteen chiefs 

 possessed as much power for harm as the one 

 King had possessed before, and that conse- 

 quently the borders would still continue to be 

 in a state of unquietness. The appointment 

 of John Dunn was also severely criticised. He 

 is described as a white man who had lived 

 twenty years or more among the Zooloos, had 

 married Zooloo wives, and had been for many 

 years the right-hand man of King Cety wayo. 

 He was regarded in the colonies as one who 

 had made himself an outcast from all decent 

 society. 



An event of the war that for a time created 

 considerable excitement in England and on the 

 continent was the death of the Prince Imperial 

 of France. (See BONAPABTB.) On June 1st 

 he left General Wood's camp on a reconnois- 

 sance, accompanied by Lieutenant Carey and a 

 few troopers. The party dismounted in a mealie 

 field near the Hyotoyozi River. The enemy 

 crept up and assegaied the Prince and two 

 troopers. The English Government was bitter- 

 ly attacked in the press and in Parliament for 

 accepting the services of the Prince. On June 

 28d the Duke of Cambridge, the Commander- 

 in-Chief, felt compelled to make the following 

 statement in Parliament : 



There is very great doubt as to the circumstances in 

 which the Prince Imperial went to South Africa, and 

 I think it is much to be deplored that that doubt 

 should remain for a moment longer than necessary. 



