Governor Sir Benjamin D'Urban had made a treaty with the West Griqua
chief, Andries Waterboer. In 1843, Governor Sir George Napier made
treaties with Adam Kok of the East Griqua and Moshoeshoe of Lesotho,
giving them small salaries in return for their commitment to maintain
order in their territories and defining Moshoeshoe's territory in terms that
accepted his contention
that he was the overlord of most of the lesser
African chiefdoms north of the Caledon River. The next governor, Sir
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