ANNEX 11. Proclamation annexing the Transvaal, September 1, 1900. [Reprinted from White Paper Cd. 426, "Proclamations issued by Field Marshal Lord Roberts in South Africa."] Proclamation. WHEREAS certain territories in South Africa heretofore known as the South African Republic have been conquered by Her Majesty's Forces, and it has seemed expedient to Her Majesty that that the said territories should be annexed to, and should henceforth form part of, Her Majesty's Dominions, and that I should provisionally and until Her Majesty's pleasure is more fully known, be appointed Administrator of the said territories with power to take all such measures and to make and enforce such laws as I may deem necessary for the peace, order, and good government of the said territories: Now therefore I, Frederick Sleigh, Baron Roberts of Kandahar, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I. G.C.I.E., V.C., FieldMarshal Commanding-in-Chief the British Forces in South Africa, by Her Majesty's Command and in virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me in that behalf by Her Majesty's Royal Commission, dated the 4th day of July, 1900, and in accordance with Her Majesty's instructions thereby and otherwise signified to me, do proclaim and make known that from and after the publication hereof the territories known as the South African Republic are annexed to, and form part of, Her Majesty's Dominions, and that provisionally and until Her Majesty's pleasure is fully declared, the said territories will be administered by me with such powers as aforesaid. Her Majesty is pleased to direct that the new territories shall henceforth be known as the Transvaal. God Save the Queen! Given under my hand and seal at the Headquarters of the Army in South Africa, Belfast, in the said Territories, this 1st day of September, in the year of Our Lord, 1900. ROBERTS, Field Marshal, Commanding-in-Chief ANNEX 12. Surrender of the Boer Forces. Terms of Peace granted by His Majesty's Government, May 31, 1902. [Reprinted from Blue Book, "Further Correspondence relating to South Africa," July 1902. Cd. 1163.] Army Head-quarters, South Africa. GENERAL LORD KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM, Commanding-in-Chief, and his Excellency Lord Milner, High Commissioner, on behalf of the British Government, and Messrs. S. W. Burger, F. W. Reitz, Louis Botha, J. H. De la Rey, L. J. Meyer, and J. C. Krogh, acting as the Government of the South African Republic, and Messrs. C. R. de Wet, W. J. C. Brebner, J. B. M. Hertzog, and C. H. Olivier, acting as the Government of the Orange Free State, on behalf of their respective burghers, desirous to terminate the present hostilities, agree on the following Articles : 1. The Burgher forces in the field will forthwith lay down their arms, handing over all guns, rifles, and munitions of war, in their possession or under their control, and desist from any further resistance to the authority of His Majesty King Edward VII., whom they recognize as their lawful Sovereign. The manner and details of this surrender will be arranged between Lord Kitchener and CommandantGeneral Botha, Assistant Commandant-General de la Rey and Chief Commandant De Wet. 2. 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 acceptance of the position of subjects of His Majesty King Edward VII., be gradually brought back to their homes as soon as transport can be provided and their means of subsistence ensured. 3. The burghers so surrendering or so returning will not be deprived of their personal liberty or or their property. 4. No proceedings, civil or criminal, will be taken against any of the burghers so surrendering or SO returning for any acts in connection with the prosecution of the war. The benefit of this clause will not extend to certain acts contrary to the usage of war which have been notified by the Commander-in-Chief to the Boer Generals, and which shall be tried by Court-Martial immediately after the close of hostilities. 5. The Dutch language will be taught in public schools in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony where the parents of the children desire it, and will be allowed in courts of law when necessary for for the better and more. effectual administration of justice. 6. The possession of rifles will be allowed in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to persons requiring them for their protection, on taking out a license according to law. 7. Military administration in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will at the earliest possible date be succeeded by civil government, and, as soon as circumstances permit, representative institutions, leading up to self-government, will be introduced. 8. The question of granting the franchise to natives. will not be decided until after the introduction of selfgovernment. 9. No special tax will be imposed on landed property in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to defray the expenses of the war. 10. As soon as conditions permit, a Commission, on which the local inhabitants will be represented, will be appointed in each district of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, under the presidency of a magistrate or other official, for the purpose of assisting the restoration of the people to their homes and supplying those who, owing to war losses, are unable to provide for themselves, with food, shelter, and the necessary amount of seed, stock, implements, &c., indispensable to the resumption of their normal conditions. His Majesty's Government will place at the disposal of these Commissions a sum of three million pounds sterling for the above purposes, and will allow all notes, issued under Law No. 1 of 1900, of the Government of the South African Republic, and all receipts given by the Officers in the field of the late Republics or under their orders, to be presented to a Judicial Commission which will be appointed by the Government, and if such notes and receipts are found by this Commission to have been duly issued in return for valuable consideration, they will be war losses suffered by the persons to whom they were originally given. In addition to the above-named free grant of three million pounds, His Majesty's Government will be prepared to make advances as loans for the same purpose, free of interest for two years, and afterwards. repayable over a period of years with three per cent. interest. No foreigner or rebel will be entitled to the benefits of this Clause. Signed at Pretoria this thirty-first day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM. MILNER. S. W. BURGER. F. W. REITZ. J. H. DE LA REY.. L. J. MEYER. J. C. KROGH. C. R. DE WET. J. B. M. HERTZOG. ANNEX 13. French Law annexing Madagascar. [Reprinted from "State Papers," vol. 89, p. 486.] Loi de la République Française, déclarant Madagascar et les Iles qui en dépendent Colonie Française.-Brest, le 6 Août, 1896. LE Sénat et la Chambre des Députés ont adopté, Le Président de la République promulgue la Loi dont la teneur suit: Article unique.--Est déclarée Colonie Française l'Ile de Madagascar avec les îles qui en dépendent. La présente Loi, délibérée et adoptée par le Sénat et par la Chambre des Députés, sera exécutée comme loi de I'État. |