RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. [28 Nov. 1872.] No. 1 of 1872. I reserve this Bill for the Signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. HENRY BARKLY, Governor. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, CAPE TOWN, 18 June 1872. No. 34. Act. To amend the Ordinance enacted on the 3rd of April 1852, by the GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, with the advice and consent of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL thereof, intituled "An Ordinance for Constituting a Parliament for the said Colony." WHEREAS it is expedient, in order to the introduction of the system of executive administration, commonly called Responsible Government, to amend in certain respects the Ordinance enacted on the third day of April, in the year 1852, by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, intituled " An Ordinance for Constituting a Parliament for the said Colony": Be it enacted by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Ĥouse of Assembly thereof, as follows: I. From and after the taking effect of this Act, there shall be in this Colony a certain office to be called the office of "Commissioner of Crown Lands and Public Works," and a certain other office to be called the office of "Secretary for Native Affairs." II. The persons to hold the said offices respectively shall be appointed by Her Majesty the Queen, and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure, and shall be charged with such duties as Her Majesty shall from time to time assign to them. III. The following persons holding offices of profit under Her Majesty the Queen shall be eligible, if otherwise duly qualified under the provisions of the Ordinance aforesaid, to be elected as members of the Legislative Council or of the House of Assembly, anything in the thirty-third and fortyseventh Sections of the Ordinance aforesaid to the contrary notwithstanding, that is to say, the Colonial Secretary, the Treasurer of the Colony, the Attorney-General, the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Public Works, and the Secretary for. Native Affairs: Provided, always, that it shall be lawful to appoint to any such office as aforesaid any person being already at the time of such appointment a member of the said Council or of the said Assembly. IV. It shall be lawful for any person holding any of the offices in the third section of this Act mentioned, and being likewise a member of either the Legislative Council or of the House of Assembly, to sit and take part in any debate or discussion which may arise in the House whereof he does not happen to be a member, subject, nevertheless, to any such standing rules and orders, as are in the seventy-eighth section of the Ordinance aforesaid mentioned; but it shall not be lawful for any such officer to vote on any proceeding in such House whereof he shall not be a member. V. From and after the taking effect of this Act, the seventyninth section of the Ordinance aforesaid shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. VI. [Pensions of present Executive Officers secured, but pensions to merge, or be reduced, on the reappointment of pensioners to office.] VII. [Salaries of officers mentioned in Section III.] IX. This Act shall commence and take effect when and so soon as the Governor shall by proclamation 1 declare that Her Majesty has been pleased to allow and confirm the same. X. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Constitution Ordinance Amendment Act, 1872." P.R.O., C.O. 50/5. AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION ORDINANCE. No. 35. Act. To amend the Constitution Ordinance and Act WHEREAS it is expedient, in order to secure to the electors a more equal exercise of the franchise, to divide the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope into seven electoral provinces, for the purpose of electing the members of the Legislative Council, and to alter in other respects, the constitution of the said Council And whereas it is necessary, for the purposes aforesaid, to amend the Constitution Ordinance and Act No. 3 of 1865, and to repeal Act No. 6 of 1859: Be it enacted by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly thereof, as follows: I. [Sections 4 and 5 of the Constitution Ordinance, Act No. 6 of 1859, and section 31 of Act No. 3 of 1865, repealed. The present Council to be deemed to have been elected for five years.] II. For the purpose of electing hereafter the twenty-one elective members of the said Council, as provided for by the 1 Procl., 28 Nov. 1872. ! 2 Providing that when the number of candidates for the Legislative Council did not exceed the number of vacancies no poll would be necessary. twenty-first section of Act No. 3 of 1865, the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope shall be divided into seven electoral provinces, and such provinces shall respectively consist of the electoral divisions following, that is to say: 1. The western electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of Cape Town, Cape Division, Stellenbosch, and Paarl. 2. The north-western electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of Worcester, Malmesbury, Piquetberg, Namaqualand, and Clanwilliam. 3. The south-western electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of Swellendam, Caledon, Riversdale, Oudtshoorn, and George. 4. The midland electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of Graaff-Reinet, Richmond, Beaufort West, and Victoria West. 5. The south-eastern electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, Grahamstown, Albany, and Victoria East. 6. The north-eastern electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of Somerset East, Fort Beaufort, Cradock, Colesberg, and Albert. 7. The eastern electoral province shall consist of the electoral divisions of King William's Town, East London, Queen's Town, Aliwal North, and Wodehouse. III. [Each electoral province to elect three members, who shall vacate their seats every seven years.] VIII. [Members of either house vacate their seats by accepting offices of profit, except the offices of Colonial Secretary, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Public Works, and Secretary for Native Affairs.] X. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the "Constitution Ordinance Amendment Act, 1874.” P.R.O., C.O. 50/5. ANNEXATION OF TRANSKEIAN TERRITORIES. [15 Aug. 1879.] No. 38 of 1877[Reserved by Governor.] No. 36. Act. To provide for the Annexation to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope of the Country situated between the Bashee and the Kei, commonly known as Fingoland and the Idutywa Reserve, and the Country situated between the Umtata and the Umzim-Kulu, commonly known as Nomansland, and for the government of the said Territories. IV. This Act may be cited as the "Transkeian Annexation Act, 1877." P.R.O., C.O. 50/6. ANNEXATION OF GRIQUALAND WEST. Act No. 39 of 1877. [Reserved by Governor.] No. 37. Act. To make provision for the Annexation to this Colony of the Province of Griqualand West.1 XXXIV. This Act may be cited as the "Griqualand West Annexation Act, 1877." P.R.O., Č.O. 50/6. EQUAL LANGUAGE RIGHTS IN PARLIAMENT. No. 38. Act. To amend the Constitution Ordinance. [Assented to 25th May 1882.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Ordinance enacted on the third day of April 1852, by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof intituled "An Ordinance for Constituting a Parliament for the said Colony": Be it enacted by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly thereof, as follows: I. So much of the Eighty-ninth Section of the said Ordinance as is repugnant to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be and the same is hereby repealed. II. From and after the passing of this Act all debates and discussions in the Legislative Council and House of Assembly may be conducted either in English or Dutch, but in no other language. III. This Act may be cited as the "Constitution Ordinance Amendment Act, 1882." P.R.O., C.O. 50/7. REPRESENTATION OF KIMBERLEY IN PARLIAMENT. No. 39. Act. To grant Increased Representation in the House of Assembly to the Electoral Division of Kimberley. [Assented to 21st June 1882.] WHEREAS it is desirable to amend Act No. 39 of 1877, known as "The Griqualand West Annexation Act, 1877," by 1 See documents Nos. 84 and 171. The annexation was only effected on 15th Oct. 1880 by Procl. in the Gazette, after this Act received the royal assent. making provision for an increase in the number of the representatives now returned to the House of Assembly for the Electoral Division of Kimberley: Be it enacted by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly thereof, as follows: I. So much of the fifth section of Act No. 39 of 1877, known as "The Griqualand Annexation Act, 1877," as may be repugnant to or inconsistent with this Act, is hereby repealed. II. At the next ensuing general election, and thereafter, the Electoral Division of Kimberley shall be entitled to return to the House of Assembly of the Cape of Good Hope four members. III. This Act may be cited as the "Kimberley Increased Representation Act, 1882." P.R.O., C.O. 50/7. DISANNEXATION OF BASUTOLAND. [18 March 1884.] No. 34 of 1883. [Reserved.] No. 40. Act. For the Disannexation of Basutoland from the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. WHEREAS it is desirable that Basutoland should cease to form part of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope; and whereas Her Majesty's Imperial Government has expressed its willingness to provide for the future Government of Basutoland upon certain conditions; and whereas it is expedient that due provision should be made for relieving this Colony from all responsibility for or in connection with the Government of Basutoland: Be it enacted by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly thereof, as follows: I. The Act No. 12, 1871, intituled "An Act for the Annexation to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope of the Territory inhabited by the tribe of people called the Basutos," shall be and the same is hereby repealed. II. From and after the taking effect of this Act, there shall be paid annually to Her Majesty's High Commissioner, or such other officer as Her Majesty may be pleased to appoint in that behalf, as a contribution towards any deficiency that may arise in the revenues of the Government of Basutoland, out of the public revenue of this Colony, such sum, not exceeding twenty thousand pounds, as may be hereafter from time |