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going on. The messengers brought word that the brother- 
in-law of the sick girl, in the absence of Jama, the father, 
(who was living with his daughter upon the Station,) had 
held an umhlahlo, that is a witch-dance, in order to find out 
the person guilty of bewitching the sick girl, and the step- 
mother was accused, and was in confinement. It was laid 
to her charge that the medicine and diet which the poor girl 
‘had taken on the Station had been rendered inefficacious 
through something she had given her ; [ sent my interpreter 
to demand her as a servant belonging to the Station, and to 
warn the people of the kraal what would be the consequence 
if my servant should be punished without my consent. The 
people were very much enraged at this interference, and 
Bokotwa (Jama’s son-in-law) said, “ The school is a 
bush for witches.” My messenger returned with the vague 
promise that the woman should be restored to-morrow. 
21st.—Karly this morning I sent to So Burrilli, Jama’s 
captain, to demand the woman. He said he would order her 
to be restored. ‘The messenger then went to Jama’s kraal, 
« to thank Bokotwa for his word.” ‘This is equivalent to a 
notice that legal means will be resorted to, to punish him for 
the scandal thrown upon the Station. Bokotwa attempted to 
apologize for his words. In the mean time Faku arrived with 
the ox for Mr. Shepstone. After hearing our statement and 
that of Jama’s, he decided that Jama’s people had acted ille- 
gally. lst, They had no business to interfere in the sick girl's 
case, “ after throwing her away” (that is giving her completely 
up) at the Station ; 2nd, The umblahlo was illegal, because 
held in the absence of the master of the kraal (Jama), and 
without his consent ; 3rd, The woman residing on the Station, 
and employed as a servant, was not subject to the jurisdiction 
of the master of the kraal to which she formerly belonged. 
With respect to Bokotwa, Faku could not interfere until 
