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the British Government in favour of annexation, 

 and later against the retrocession should be published, 

 and that such persons should be disqualified from 

 occupying seats in the Volksraad or office under 

 Government, The debate was characterized by un- 

 relenting bitterness and one member wanted the 

 disqualification to be extended to the tenth genera- 

 tion ! This was passed. 



As I had taken no part in the annexation, this 

 could not affect me personally. At this time Hugo 

 Nellmapius with Sam Marks started the Hatherley 

 distillery, and President Kruger was asked to christen 

 it, which he did " De Volks Hoop !" The people's 

 hope, and the old conscientious puritan cut his hand 

 badly with a champagne bottle, which instead of 

 swinging, he jabbed against the chimney. 



On October 28th 1884, President Paul Kruger 

 sent for me to meet him in the Executive Council, 

 and urged me to accept a requisition to re-enter the 

 Volksraad. Again I refused on the ground that I 

 had been unjustly treated at the time of Shepstone's 

 annexation in 1877, when my straight- for ward action 

 in the Volksraad had been misconstrued by himself 

 and others, especially the Hollanders, and also on 

 account of my home having been looted by my own 

 constituents, during my absence in Europe in 1880. 

 He begged me to forget and forgive, and now to help 

 the country out of its difficulties. He warned me 

 against Piet Joubert, who he said, was no real 

 friend of mine, but I had learnt to distrust them all, 

 and would not consent. At this time he was very 

 jealous of Piet Joubert. He was annoyed and told 

 people that he had begged Struben to come into the 

 Raad and assist him, as, although, I often opposed 

 him, he knew that I was honest, and told him to 



