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Afrikaner, head of a band of Hottentot robbers—Mention of Klaas Lukas, a Korans captain—Mode of existence of the Bushmen on the northern border—Mention of Gamka Windwaai—Occupation by the marauders of the islands in the Orange river—Mission of Captain Sissison to restore order—Punishment of Klaas Lukas—Mission of Colonel Zachary Bayly—Mission of Mr. Edward Judge—Appointment of Mr. Maximilian Jackson as special commissioner—Journey of Attorney-General Upington to the northern border—Success of Commandant McTaggart in two engagements—Capture of Jacobus Afrikaner—Capture of Pofadder and his whole gang—Death of Donker Malgas in action and capture of his entire band—Appointment of Mr. John H. Scott as special magistrate—Change in the condition of the locality since that time—Effect of irrigation—Account of the Baputi chief Morosi—Formation of the district of Quthing—Attitude of Morosi towards the magistrate—Forcible release from prison of Morosi's son Doda—Excitement in Basutoland caused by the announcement that the disarmament act has been passed by the Cape parliament—Early acts of rebellion by the Baputi—Commencement of hostilities against them—Progress of operations until all their cattle are captured—Description of Morosi's stronghold—Failure of the first attempt to take it by storm—Disaster to a patrol of yeomanry under Captain Chiappini—Failure of the second attempt to take Morosi's stronghold by storm—Interview between Prime Minister Sprigg and Morosi—Capture of the stronghold—Death of Morosi—Complete suppression of the rebellion

Policy pursued towards the Basuto by Mr. Molteno's ministry—Condition of the Basuto in 1880—Acquisition of arms by the tribe—Announcements made by the prime minister at the pitso in 1879—Application of the disarmament act to Basutoland—Petitions against disarmament—Attitude of the Cape house of assembly—Declaration of resistance by a large section of the tribe—Death of Molapo and strife between his sons—Surrender of guns by a few Basuto—Spoliation and maltreatment of these by their countrymen—Protection claimed by them from the government—Arrival of armed