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Pine also mentioned a third cause of anxiety, which was the large
quantities ofgunpowder and firearms which were constantly conveyed by
the British traders into Mpande's country for sale. Delagoa Bay was the
source of distribution and this endangered the safety of Natal. 90 To
exercise control over commerce beyond the boundaries ofNatal and to
check an illicit trade in gunpowder between the British traders and
Mpande's subjects, Pine and John Shepstone made the following
arrangements with Mpande:
"1 st That all persons visiting his country
should befurnished with a passport
from this Government.
2'ui That such passports should be
countersigned by a Government
agent, stationed on his borders.
3 nl That such agent should examine all
persons crossing the borders, and
their wagons andgoods, in order to
see that they were not violating any
law regarding trading beyond the
boundaries.
4 th
That Panda should station a few
chosen troops near to the frontier, to
prevent the influx of natives into this
district, and to apprehend criminals
flying from either Govemment, and
that such troops should be under the
general orders of the agent of this
Government.
90 G.H (1697): Message of26 July 1852, encl. in Pine to Pakington, D.33, 19 August
1852, pp. 72-3.