Show BOERS WERF WERE ASSENT ABSENT first british transvaal parliament in scission cession the first british transvaal parlia ment was opened la in pretoria on wed by sir artlan lawey lieuten ant goNer governor nor of the transvaal after tho the members had been sworn in the lieutenant delivered his an nual address on mel welcoming coming the ho new and en barged legislative council the lieuten ant gov governor einor said the government had done its best to obtain a le te presenta tive body without having baying recourse to a popular election which in those these times would mould only create political and racial strife lie ie viewed the work mork accomplished find and foreshadowed foreshadower fore shadowed important measures for local self gov rement hemy heavy eap exp in the i extension of lall roads and other pub ic works and so far as pos poa lible ible to meet local sentiment in fit re rard card to edit education catlon saving the govern tent the rising aenoi pencil i ion us Rs an asset to lo 10 de developed eloped to the highest degree provision would be made to tinch the dutch language in accordance with mith both the spirit and letter of the peace terms the lieutenant governor also men honed the fact that the increase of leprosy special attention the liners doers were conspicuously absent from the assemblage |