§ SIR HENRY HOLLANDasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, What steps Her Majesty's Government propose to take in respect of that part of Stellaland and Goschen which is left outside the new Transvaal frontier line; and, whether it is proposed to remove the freebooters from that district, or to confirm them in the property which they have seized from the Natives?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEYSir, our information is that very few White men have trekked into the country beyond the now frontier line; but, whether few or many, it would be manifestly inconvenient for me to give an answer to my hon. Friend, as it would be immediately telegraphed out to that country. All I can say is that much will be left to the discretion of Sir Hercules Robinson and Mr. Mackenzie, after consideration on the spot, and that the claims of justice will undoubtedly be regarded by the 281 British Commissioner, who has on several occasions in this country publicly said that, subject to rules and conditions, there is no reason, in his view, why the White man and the Black man should not live side by side.