ars, and afterwards repayable over a period of
three years with three per cent. interest. No foreigner or rebel
will be entitled to the benefit of this clause."

Statement read by Lord Milner to the Boer delegates:--

"His Majesty's Government must place it on record that the
treatment of Cape and Natal Colonists who have been in rebellion,
and who now surrender, will, if they return to their Colonies, be
determined by the Colonial Governments, and in accordance with the
laws of the Colonies, and that any British subjects who have joined
the enemy will be liable to trial under the law of that part of the
British Empire to which they belong.

"His Majesty's Government are informed by the Cape Government that
the following are their views as to the terms which should be
granted to British subjects of Cape Colony who are now in the
field, or who have surrendered, or have been captured since the
12th of April, 1901: With regard to rank and file, that they should
all, upon surrender, after giving up their arms, sign a document
before the Resident Magistrate of the District in which the
surrender takes place, acknowledging themselves guilty of High
Treason, and that the punishment to be awarded to them, provided
they shall not have been guilty of murder, or other acts contrary
to the usages of civilised warfare, should be that they shall not
be entitled for life to be registered as voters, or to vote at any
Parliamentary Divisional Council, or Municipal election.

"With reference to Justices of the Peace and Field Cornets of the
Cape Colony, and all other persons holding an official position
under the Government of the Cape Colony, or who may occupy the
position of Commandant of rebel or burgher forces, they should be
tried for High Treason before the ordinary court of the country, or
such special court as may be hereafter constituted by Law, the
punishment for their offence to be left to the discretion of the
Court, with this proviso, that in no case shall the penalty of
Death be inflicted.

"The Natal Government are of opinion that rebels should be dealt
with according to the Law of the Colony."

To the Boer, although he had been suffering the manifold miseries of the
battlefield for over two years, such terms made peace a tragedy.
Bitterness was mixed wit