n8 ST. HELENA 



ARTICLE VI. 



Possession of rifles for their protection to be allowed to persons 

 taking out licence. 



ARTICLE VII. 



Civil Government to be introduced as soon as possible, followed 

 by representative, leading up to self-government. 



ARTICLE VIII. 



No franchise for natives till after introduction of self-government. 



ARTICLE IX. 



No special land-tax in Transvaal and Orange River Colony to pay 

 for war. 



ARTICLE X. 



His Majesty's Government will set aside 3,000,000 pounds (ster- 

 ling) for restoration of population to their homes and for making 

 good war losses. Bona fide possession of commandeering receipts, 

 or South African Republican Government notes will be taken as 

 evidence of war losses. In addition His Majesty's Government will 

 make advances on loan to burghers for same purpose. 



Please make these terms known to prisoners of war and inform 

 them that preparation will be commenced as soon as possible for 

 their gradual return, but that owing to the denuded state of the 

 country it will take time before all can be brought back. 



NOTA BENE. This is the only recognized notification. 



E.R. 



VERTALING. 



Termen van overgave van Boeren zyn bevat in het document 

 geteekend 31 Mei, 1902, waarvan het navolgende de geest is : 



Z. E. Generaal Lord Kitchener, en Z. E. Lord Milner ten behoeve 

 van de Britsche Regeering ; en Generaal C. R. de Wet, Rechter J. B. M. 

 Hertzog, J. Brebner en Generaal C. Olivier, ageerende als de Regeer- 

 ing van de Orange Vry Staat ; en de Heeren S. W. Burger, F. W. 

 Reitz, de Generaalen Louis Botha, J. H. de la Rey, Lucas Meyer, 

 en Krogh, ageerende als de Regeering van de Z. A. R., ten behoeve 

 van hunne respectieve Burgers begeering de tegenwoordige vyandel- 

 kyheden te eindigen, komen overeen over de navolgende artikelen : 



ARTIKEL i. 



Burgermacht moet dadelyk wagenen nederleggen, opgevende alle 

 Krygsbehoefte afzien van verdere tegenstand te en de autoriteit 

 van Zyne Majesteit Koning EDWARD VII, wien zy als hun wettig 

 Sonverin erkennen. 



