§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELLasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If he can explain what is the exact limit of the territorial authority of the Cape Government in the direction of Pondoland?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEYSir, the territorial authority of the Cape Government extends all along the Western Frontier of Pondoland, and they claim a protectorate over a tribe located in the North-Western corner of Pondoland—namely, the Amaxesibes, although the land which this tribe occupies has never been formally annexed to the Cape territory. If the hon. Gentleman wants information on the subject, I would refer him to page 89 of the Blue Book of March, 1882. The country on the South Frontier of Pondoland is under the Imperial High Commissioner; but it has not yet been formally annexed to the Cape.