COMPILED BY ORDER OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. GORDON SPRIGG, P.C., K.C.M.G.,

PRIME MINISTER, BY A. N. MACFADYEN, B.A., OXFORD AND CAPE,

PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE.

Presented to both Bouses of Parliament by command of His Excellency the Governor.

1898.

CAPE TOWN:

W. A. RICHARDS & SONS, GOVERNMENT PRINTERS, CASTLE STREET.

[G. 81-'98.]

1898.

A4244.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Table of Contents
Chronological List

Subject Index

SECTION I.—GENERAL TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.

(A.) Bloemfontein Convention. Great Britain-Orange River Territory.—February

23, 1854 ...

(B.) Convention of Aliwal North. Great Britain-Orange Free State.-February 12,

1869

(C.) Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. Portugal-Transvaal Republic.—December
11, 1875

Protocol of Exchange of Ratifications. October 7, 1882

(D.) Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. Portugal-Orange Free State.—

March 10, 1876

(E.) Memorandum of Agreement. Great Britain-Orange Free State.-July 13,

1876

Further Memorandum of Agreement. Great Britain-Orange Free State.—

July 13, 1876

(F.) Convention. Great Britain-South African Republic.-February 27, 1884

(G.) Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. Germany-South African Republic.-

January 22, 1885

(H). Convention (Boundary, &c.). Great Britain-South African Republic.—

June 11-20, 1888

(J.) Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. South African Republic-Orange Free

State.-March 9, 1889

Protocol.-March 9, 1889

(K.) Political Treaty. South African Republic-Orange Free State.-March 9,

1889

(L.) Treaty. Great Britain-Portugal.-June 11, 1891

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(M.) Convention (Swaziland). Great Britain-South African Republic.-December

10, 1894

(B.) Postal Union Convention. Cape Colony-Natal-Orange Free State-South
African Republic.-December-January, 1897

(C.) Money Order Arrangement. Cape Colony-Zanzibar.-June-August, 1897
(D.) Money Order Convention. Cape Colony-British South Africa Company.-
September-October, 1896

(E.) Telegraph Convention. Cape Colony-Natal-Orange Free State-South
African Republic.-September-November, 1886

(F.) Additional Articles to above.-September 1, 1887

(A.) Convention. Cape Colony-Orange Free State,-October 12-16, 1896

(B.) Agreement. Cape Colony-South African Republic.-November 7, 1894

(C.) Treaty. South African Republic-Orange Free State.-March 8, 1889

(D.) Agreement. High Commissioner-British South Africa Company. Extension

through British Bechuanaland.-January 23, 1890

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(E.) Agreement. Cape Colony-British South Africa Company.-January 23, 1890

(F.) Proclamation (British Bechuanaland). Extension of Railway.-October 21, 1895
Schedule to above. Contract for construction of Railway from Vryburg to
Palapye.-August 3, 1894

Provisional Supplementary Agreement.-October 18, 1895.

(G.) Proclamation (Bechuanaland Protectorate). Extension of Railway.-November
23, 1896.

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(H.) Agreement. Cape Colony-Bechuanaland Railway Company.--May 28, 1897
(J.) Convention. Natal-Orange Free State.-June 12-24, 1890
(K.) Agreement. Natal-South African Republic.-February 3, 1894
(L.) Agreement. Natal-South African Republic.-February 12, 1894
(M.) Agreement. Natal-South African Republic.-April 25, 1894
(N.) Supplementary Agreement. Portugal South African Republic.-May 17, 1884
(0.) Concession. South African Republic-Netherlands South African Railway
Company.-June 26, 1890..

ANNEXURES TO SECTION III.

(I.) Memorandum of Agreement (Extension from Kimberley to Fourteen Streams).

Cape Colony-British South Africa Company.-October 29, 1889

Correspondence relating to foregoing

(II.) Memorandum of Conference. Cape Colony-Orange Free State.-September 20,

(A.) Customs Union Convention. Cape Colony-Orange Free State.-March-April,

1889

(B.) Protocol. Cape Colony-Orange Free State.-March-April, 1889

(C.) Protocol. Cape Colony-Orange Free State.-March-April, 1889

(D.) Protocol (Admission of British Bechuanaland). Cape Colony- Orange Free

State British Bechuanaland.-June 4-19, 1889

(E.) Supplement to foregoing.-September 11-22, 1890

(F.) Protocol. Cape Colony-Orange Free State British Bechuanaland.-Novem-

(G.) Protocol (Admission of Basutoland). Cape Colony-Orange Free State-

Basutoland.-January-February, 1891

(H.) Protocol (Admission of the Bechuanaland Protectorate). Cape Colony-Orange

Free State-Bechuanaland Protectorate.-December 30, 1891; February

1, 1892

(J.) Supplement to foregoing. Cape Colony-Orange Free State-Bechuanaland

Protectorate.-June 5-8, 1893

(For non-ratified (Sept. 1, 1898) Convention of May, 1898, see Section

VIII, Part IV, page 413.)

SECTION V.-EXTRADITION.

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(A.) Act (British).

29, 1856

Evidence in matters pending before Foreign Tribunals.-July

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(B.) Act (British).

(C.) Act (British).

(D.) Act (British). Fugitive Offenders.-August 27, 1881

(E.) Act (Cape of Good Hope). Administration of Imperial Acts of 1870 and

1873. August 8, 1877

(F.) Act (Cape of Good Hope). To amend Extradition Acts.-June 22, 1882

(G) Law (South African Republic). Extradition to the Cape of Good Hope.-1882

(H.) Ordinance (Orange Free State). Extradition to Cape of Good Hope.-1882

(J.) Convention. Basutoland-Orange Free State. Extradition.-September 1-7,

1887

Protocol to foregoing.-August 2-6, 1895

(K.) Order in Council. Colonial Prisoners Removal. -December, 13, 1889

(L.) Order in Council. Great Britain-Orange Free State. Extradition.-March 20,

1891

(M.) Order in Council. Great Britain-Portugal. Extraditio n.-March 3, 1894

(N.) Order in Council. Great Britain-Germany. Extradition.-February 2, 1895

(0.) Convention. Orange Free State-Rhodesia. Extradition.-August 9, 1895 ..

(P.) Act (Cape of Good Hope). Transit under Warrant of Extradited Offenders.-

June 25, 1895

Extradition.-August 9, 1870.-August 9, 1870

Extradition. To amend foregoing.-August 5, 1873

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Amatongaland.

SECTION VI.-BOUNDARIES.

(A.) Exchange of Notes. Great Britain-Portugal.-September-October, 1895

(B.) Notification (British).-June 11, 1895

(C.) Proclamation (British).-April 23, 1895

(D) Proclamation (British). Annexation of Amatongaland.-November 22, 1897

Angola.

(E.) Treaty. Portugal-Congo. (Extract).-May 25, 1891

(F.) Declaration. Portugal-Congo.-March 24, 1894

Basutoland.

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(G.) Act (Cape of Good Hope). Annexation of Basutoland. (Extract).-August

11, 1871

(K.) Act (Cape of Good Hope). Annexation of British Bechuanaland. (Extract).

(S.) Letters Patent. Annexation of part of Nomansland.-December 9, 1863..

(T.) Letters Patent. Annexation of Zululand.-December 1, 1897

(U.) Proclamation. Annexation of Zululand.-December 1, 1897

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(L.) Award (Orange Free State). South-Western boundary of South African

Republic.-August 5, 1885

(M.) Convention. Cape of Good Hope-Natal. Amaxesibi Boundary-June

30, 1888

German South-West African Protectorate.

(N.) Declaration. Germany-Portugal. Limits of Possessions and Spheres of

Influence. December 30, 1886

(Q.) Treaty. Portugal-South African Republic.-July 29, 1869

Natal.

(R.) Order in Council.-February 3, 1858

(V.) Notification (British). Protectorate.-May 14, 1891

Rhodesia.

Nyassaland.

Orange Free State.

(W.) Order in Council.-January 30, 1854

Letters Patent.-January 30, 1854

(X.) Agreement. Great Britain-Congo.-May 12, 1894

(Y.) Award. Great Britain-Portugal. Manica Boundary -1897

South African Republic

Swaziland

Walfish Bay.

(Z.) Proclamation (British). Annexation.-March 12, 1878

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(B.B.) Proclamation' (British). Inclusion of Territories of certain Chiefs.

April 23, 1895..

(A.) Charter. British South Africa Company.-October 29, 1889

(B.) Order in Council. British South Africa Company.-May 9, 1891

C.) Order in Council. Amending foregoing.-July 30, 1891

(D.) Order in Council. British South Africa Company. Matabeleland.-July 18, 1894

(E.) Decree (Portuguese). Granting Charter to Mozambique Company.-February,

11, 1891. (As amended by Decree of July 30, 1891)

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