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142 H. HENDRIK'S EYIDENCE.to the people of Campbell, on the spot, by CaptainAdam Kok, adds," 'TA., 1w,ppmed in tM prUIJflU 0/ Watwllow _ IOtII8 0/ m.eotmeillor., agaimt wAich Watw60w tlitJ not objlet." , I was also present when Cornelius Kok, of Campbell, shortlybefore his death, made over Campbell and ita lande to CaptainAdam Kok, of Philippolis. n., "."".. i. tie fII'lUfIM oj OoptMnJPatw_, agaimt whiM .u mtJtk no MlltWi." 'Captain Cornelius Kok, of Campbell, had hie own councillors.1 tDfIB alway. one 0/ tllnn, and we netJer had to gifJe any tJeCOUflt to1I"aterlww. Waterboer had hie council at Griqua Town.'''From the sworn depositions of Hendrik Hendrikse,already so freely quoted in Chapters II, IV, and V,and who was so long the Government secretary tothe Chief of Philippolis, we take the followingextracts:-"4. Hendrik Hendriks8, 8UJorn hU J. G. Siebert, E8q.,Landdrost of Faureamitk:-" 'Adam, or DdDl Kok, was appointed to rule at Grlqua Town,and Cornelius Kok to rule at Campbell. . ." 'Dam Kok, as being chief of the whole Griqua nation, :&.xed aboundary line between Griqua Town and Campbell, resigned hisgovernment of Griqua Town to Waterboer (about the year 1820),and Cornelius Kok had the government of Campbell ·with. itagrounds •• . . '" I have to add somethiJlg. H (see Blue Book) ComeliusKok was appointed as Captain of Campbell by Waterboer" (thewitne88 is dispating thie chief's mendacious cla.im), "~ow can it bereconciled with the fact that W aterboer, with Dr. Philips, in 1833,(see Blue Book) aded the Brit.,h GOfJemmmt, by letter, to appointAbram Kok in the place of Cornelius Kok, at Campbell ?" 'Secondly, if Campbell was included in the lande of GriqnaTown, how then came Water boer with Dr. Philips, to flBk tie Briti.h9ofIW1IfIIMt, in 1833, that Oamp'6ell might '6e anmzetl to Grigua Town 1b in 1820, Waterboer (old Andries) became Chief of Griqua Townand (as Nicolaa Waterboer now alleges) Campbell, and could notDigitized by Goog Ie