"Sir Hercules Robinson: 'I presume you do not object to that
continuing?'"

"Mr. Krüger: 'No. There will be equal protection for everybody.'"

"Sir Evelyn Wood: 'And equal privileges?'"

"Mr. Krüger: 'We make no difference so far as burgher rights are
concerned. There may be, perhaps, some slight difference in the
case of a young person who has just come into the country.'"

On the 26th May, Dr. Jorissen, a Boer delegate, reverting to the
question, said:--

"Concerning the paragraph referring to a young person, I desire to
remove what may create an erroneous impression. What Mr. Krüger
meant to say is this; according to our law, a newcomer is not
immediately considered a burgher. The words 'young person' have not
reference to age but to length of residence. According to our
ancient 'Grondwet' (constitution) you must have resided one year in
the country to become a burgher."

These minutes were not compiled for the present occasion, for they were
published in 1882.


4.--_Preamble of the Convention of 1881._

The preamble of the convention is in the following terms:--