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Orleans County Monitor
Barton, Orleans County, Vermont
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General Louis Botha, premier of the Transvaal, summoned to form first cabinet of United South Africa, recently formed by federation of British colonies Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River state, with Viscount Gladstone as governor general. Cape Town seat of legislature, Pretoria executive.
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To Form First Cabinet of South African Colonies' Federation
Cape Town, May 23.-General Louis Botha, premier of the Transvaal, has been summoned to form the first cabinet of United South Africa, of which Viscount Gladstone is the first governor general.
United South Africa was formed recently by the federation of the British colonies of Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Transvaal and the Orange River state.
The four original colonies have become provinces of the union and each province will have its own council, consisting of as many members as the province is entitled to send to the union parliament. The latter will consist of a senate and house of assembly and will be the general legislative body.
Cape Town will be the seat of the legislature and Pretoria the seat of the executive government. The union was formed with the consent of the individual parliaments.
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Cape Town
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May 23
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united south africa formed by federation of british colonies; botha to form first cabinet; provinces to have councils; union parliament with senate and house of assembly; cape town legislature seat, pretoria executive seat.
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General Louis Botha summoned to form first cabinet of United South Africa, with Viscount Gladstone as governor general. Union formed recently by federation of Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River state colonies, now provinces with councils sending members to union parliament of senate and house of assembly. Formed with consent of individual parliaments.