all rifles, ammunition, cannon and other munitions of war in the
hands of the burghers, or in Government depots, or elsewhere, His
Majesty's Government is prepared to adopt the following measures.

His Majesty's Government will at once grant an amnesty in the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony for all _bona fide_ acts of war
committed during the recent hostilities. British subjects belonging
to Natal and Cape Colony, while they will not be compelled to
return to those Colonies, will, if they do so, be liable to be
dealt with by the laws of those Colonies specially passed to meet
the circumstances arising out of the present war. As you are
doubtless aware, the special law in the Cape Colony has greatly
mitigated the ordinary penalties for high treason in the present
case.

All prisoners of war, now in St. Helena, Ceylon, or elsewhere,
being burghers or colonists, will, on the completion of the
surrender, be brought back to their country as quickly as
arrangements can be made for their transport.

At the earliest practicable date military administration will
cease, and will be replaced by civil administration in the form of
Crown Colony Government. There will, therefore, be, in the first
instance, in each of the new Colonies, a Governor and an Executive
Council, composed of the principal officials, with a Legislative
Council consisting of a certain number of official members to whom
a nominated unofficial element will be added. But it is the desire
of His Majesty's Government, as soon as circumstances permit, to
introduce a representative element, and ultimately to concede to
the new Colonies the privilege of self-government. Moreover, on the
cessation of hostilities, a High Court will be established in each
of the new Colonies to administer the laws of the land, and this
Court will be independent of the Executive.

Church property, public trusts, and orphan funds will be
respected.

Both the English and Dutch languages will be used and taught in
public schools when the parents of the children desire it, and
allowed in Courts of Law.

As regards the debts of the late Republican Governments, His
Majesty's Government cannot undertake any liability. It is,
however, prepared, as an act of grace, to set aside a sum not
exceeding o