Reminds him that they are on territory belonging to the Barolong and that they are forbidden to plough the land at Rooi Grond, the Molopo River or anywhere on the Barolong's side of the convention line.
Acknowledges receipt of letter of May 21; confirms tha he and the chiefs Sechele and Gasisebe (Gaeiteiwe) have combined but only in order to drive the freebooters out of their territory and not to interfore with Mashette; unlawfulness, of the freebooters who stop traders and take their belongings as well as mistreating Barolong; the Transvaal has supplied the freebooters with a cannon and ammunition; their cattle has been captured by the freebooters and driven over the Transvaal border and therefore irretrievable; suggests that Hudson come and Judge the situatien himself; encloses copies of his letters to the freebooters and Moshette.
According to the wishes of the Barolong the territory comes under the protection of the British Government, Montsioa conceding power to the Queen to maintain law and order. Copy. D. 2p.
Receipts from tradesmen, attorneys and the educational institutions of Emgwali Training School, Healdtown Training Institution, Lovedale Missionary Institution and the Transkeian Territories General Council School of Agriculture, Tsolo.
Invoices for general supplies, clothing, school fees and books, repairs to wagons, food, clothes, farming requisites, livestock and cattle, and attorneys' fees.
On behalf of the Administrator he acknowledges receipt of a report by Mr St Quentin on the dispute over land between Montsioa and Motsiakhomo; the Administrator is of the opinion that as the lands in dispute are more than a mile from Montsioa's lands, Motsiakhomo should be allowed to reap his crops.
The Acting Administrator has received a complaint from Kgositala, a sub-chief of Moshette, that Montsioa is demanding payment from him for cattle sent to the Maritzani; despite a settlement with Phoi in 1887 Novnas to respective rights in the Setlagoli Re.
He cannot allow the Boers to camp on his land as there is not enough grazing land for his own people and cattle; had it been summer he could have helped.