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268 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1879. articles were agreed to :" That the amicablerelations existing inthe time of Panda betweenthe Zulus and the Natal Government should continue,and should be strengthened if possible ;that the indiscriminate shedding of blood shouldcease ;that for minor offences fines should beinstituted ;that no Zulu should be condemnedto death without a fair trial ;that he should havethe right of appeal to the king."Mr. Shepstone also tried to bring about theabolition of witch doctors, but this he was unableto add to the agreement, as the peoplebelieved inthem too strongly.Cetywayo worked hard at developing the militarysystem of Chaka. Every male from the ageof sixteen to that of seventy was a soldier. Noone was allowed to marry without permission, andthis was generally granted to a whole regimentat a time, when they reached the age of forty.Consequently there were married and unmarriedregiments. The former wore a ring of blackresin round their heads, which distinguishedthem from the unmarried, who wore no ring.Before the war of 1870 broke out there wereabout thirty-three regiments, nineteen of whomwere married. They differed greatlyin numerical