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to declare that the three next
mentioned conditions ... are to be
considered as absolutely
indispensable to the permission which
it is proposed to give the emigrants to
occupy the territory in question, and
to enjoy therein a settled government
under British protection:
1'1: There shall not in the eye ofthe law be
any distinction of colour, origin,
language, or creed, but that the
protection of the law, in letter and in
substance, shall be extended impartially
to all alike.
r d : That no aggression shall be sanctioned
upon the natives residing beyond the
limits of the colony, under any plea
whatever, by any private person or any
body of men, unless acting under the
immediate authority and orders of the
Government.
3 n1 : That slavery in any shape or under any
modification is absolutely unlawful, as
in every other portion of Her
Majesty's dominions ... "37
Whether Mpande comprehended the implications of the British
annexation of Natal in relation to the sovereignty of his kingdom remain
equivocal. Cloete, however, treated with Mpande, whom he recognised
as the independent ruler of the Zulu kingdom north of the Mzinyathi-
Thukela, except for St. Lucia Bay, which he annexed in case it had
]7
v.c. Malherbe: What Thev Said.. 1195 - 1910 Historv Documents, P 77.