ST. HELENA 117 



By order, 



Robert R. Bruce, 



For Colonial Secretary. 

 The Castle, St. Helena, 



gth June, 1902. 

 Terms of surrender of Boers are contained in the document 

 signed 31st May, of which following is the substance. Begins : — 



His Excellency General Lord Kitchener and His Excellency Lord 

 Milner, on behalf of the British Government ; and General C. R. de 

 Wet, Judge J. B. M. Hertzog, J. Brebner, and General C. Ollivier, 

 acting as the Government of the Orange Free State ; and Messrs. 

 S. W. Burger, F. W. Reitz, General Louis Botha, J. H. de la Rey, 

 Lucas Meyer, Krogh, acting as the Government of the South African 

 Republic ; on behalf of their respective burghers, desirous to ter- 

 minate the present hostilities, agree on the following : — 



ARTICLE I. 



Burgher force will forthwith lay down arms, giving up all munitions 

 of war, and desist from further resistance to the authority of His 

 Majesty King Edward VII, whom they recognize as their lawful 

 sovereign. 



ARTICLE II. 



All Burghers in the field outside the limits of the Transvaal, and 

 Orange River Colony, and all prisoners of war at present outside 

 South Africa, who are burghers, will, on duly declaring their accept- 

 ance of the position as subjects of His Majesty King Edward the 

 Seventh, be gradually brought back to their homes as soon as 

 transport can be provided, and their means of subsistence secured. 



ARTICLE III. 



Burghers surrendering will not be deprived of personal liberty or 

 property. 



ARTICLE IV. 



No proceedings to be taken against Burghers surrendering for 

 bona fide acts of war, except in case of certain acts notified to Boer 

 generals by Commander-in-Chief. 



ARTICLE V. 



Dutch language to be taught in schools where parents desire it 

 and to be used in courts of law where necessary. 



