CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
The Transvaal. The despatch from the British to the Transvaal Government has been read in the Volksraad. In the despatch a demand is made for the immediate granting of the following demands : — The political enfranchisement of all outlanders who have lived or shall have lived in the Transvaal for five years. The allotment of a new quarter of the number of seats in the Volksraad for the representation of the goldfields. The admission of English to an equality with the Dutch language in public affairs. Old and new burghers to be on an equally footing in the Presidential and other elections. The holding of a conference for the settlement of the details of franchise reform, and for the arranging of guarantees. The despatch states that unless this ultimatum is definitely accepted Great Britain will take step 3to secure a settlement of the difficulty. It is anticipated in non-official circles in Pretoria that the British demand will ba granted. y
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Manawatu Herald, 16 September 1899, Page 2
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161CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, 16 September 1899, Page 2
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