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slightest attention having- been paid b}^ the emigrants to the 

 Governor's invitation to return within the hind boundary 

 of the Colony^ proclamation was further made, prohibitive 

 of the exportation of supplies from the Colonial Ports to 

 those on the eastern coast — the bay of Delagoa inclusive ; 

 and certain of the inhabitants of the northern districts who 



shall happen to be at the time of such seizure, as shall be necessary for the 

 proper occupation, maintenance, and defence of the said Fort; and to keep 

 possession of the same, in Her said Majesty's name, until otherwise directed 

 by Her Majesty's Government. 



" And I do further proclaim and declare, that the sole object of Her Majesty's 

 Government in the proposed occupation of Port Natal is to prevent its being' 

 held by any of the hostile parties, and to secure by such occupation the power 

 of effectual interference in maintaining the peace of Southern Africa by such 

 means and to such extent as shall hereafter appear to be necessary ; and that, 

 for such end, the said occupation shall be purely military and of a temporary 

 nature, and not partaking in any deg-ree of the nature of colonization or an- 

 nexure to the Crown of Great Britain, either as a Colony or a Colonial Depend- 

 ency ; wherefore the said Fort shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, 

 closed against all trade, except such as shall be carried on under the special 

 licence and permission of the Government of this Colony, any clearance or 

 permission granted by any British, Colonial, or Foreign Custom-house to the 

 contrary notwithstanding. — And in order to ensure the maintenance of this 

 prohibition, I do hereby authorize and require the Officer who shall be in the 

 Command of the said Fort, for the time being, to prevent, hj force of Arms, if 

 necessary, the entry of any Vessel into the said Harbour, for the purpose of 

 Trade, or the landing from any Vessel of any Cargo, of what description soever, 

 on the Coast adjacent to the said Fort, unless such Vessel be provided with 

 such Licence as aforesaid, and unless the same shall have been produced to, 

 and shall be to the satisfaction of the said Officer in Command. 



" And for the better maintenance of due order and subordination within the 

 Limits of the said Military Possession, I do hereby authorize and require the 

 said Officer in Command to expel from the said Limits any person or persons 

 whomsoever, whose presence within the same shall by him be deemed preju- 

 dicial or dangerous to the proper maintenance and defence of the said posses- 

 sion, and if necessary, to take into custody, and keep therein, any such person 

 or persons, whenever, and for so long' a time as he shall deem necessary : And 

 further, to prevent any person or persons from residing or harbouring within 

 such possession, in case he shall see reasonable cause to object thereto : And 

 further, to search for, seize, and retain i)i military possession, all Arms and 

 Munitions of War, which at the time of the seizure of Port Natal, shall be 



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