CAPE NEWS.
[By Teiegbaph.] [Via Bluff.] The arrest of Pretorius and Bok, secretary of the Boers’ Committee of Independence, agitated the residents of Transvaal, but Sir G Wolseley is firmly maintaining the Imperial policy. The Supreme Court hold that the Act of Annexation did away with the Volksraad and President of the Transvaal, making the people subject to Imperial authority. It is expected the country will soon be occupied by prospectors for gold and precious stones.
A Legislature for the Transvaal is about to bo created. The Executive Council will consist of five official and three non-official members. The Legislative Council will consist of the Executive, Chief Justice, and six nonofficial members.
The Beaufort railway, extending 300 miles from Cape Town, in the direction of the diamond fields, was opened on February 4th.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1867, 17 February 1880, Page 3
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133CAPE NEWS. Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1867, 17 February 1880, Page 3
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