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THE VETBERG-LINE~ 83from there to a Xoppje; and from the Koppje a straight line toa Vaal ridge; and from. there to a detaohed hill of Vetberg, to theoutside hill, and with a straight line in the pan of Rabak, over thesand rise (bult) to the Kalldeegte, which runs to the pan; fromthere with straight line between the Klein Ka.rree and Zont FOlltain,to the Koppje on which a beacon is placed, to the boundaryliae of A. Kok, Oaptain.U It is further fixed for a free passage to Philippolis, and Oampbelland Griqua ToW'll, 1,500 yards at either side of the defined line, ot.... bich IlO portion shall be sold; and it shall be protected by l1eOaptains ot. Oampbell and Griqua Town."AnAlt: Kox, Oaptain."Approved by the underm.entioned council :-, "Pmr PIBlU.U,"PETRUS PmN..uB,"SToFFEL VIuem,/I AnAlt: KOK."In consequence of the Free State's gratuitous actapproving the above definition, I shall henceforth considerboth C. Kok and Waterboer as fully entitled tocertain territory south of the Vaal-that of the latterchief.comprising the tract of land between the con­Huence of the V sal and Orange rivers, the Vetbergline, and part of the line from Ramah to David's Graf,as shown by the annexed diagr8m, C. This territorywill for the!future be spoken of as Albania, the name. by which it has been known for some years.A curious difficulty arose when the position of the, Vetberg line was known. It was found that two anda half farms belonging to Free State farmers fell withinWaterboer's boundary, and, as these farms had been. bought, andlthe purchase ratified by the British Government,during the existence of the Sovereignty, the. Free State authorities at once communicated with thethen Governor of the Cape, Sir Geo. Grey, K.C.B.G 2Digitized by Goog Ie