All 35,000 slaves registered with the Cape governor were to be freed and given rights on par with other citizens, although in most cases their masters could retain them as apprentices until 1838.
在開普殖民地總督登記的所有35,000名奴隸都將被釋放，並享有與其他公民同等的權利，但在大多數情況下，他們的主人可以保留他們作為學徒直到1838年。