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 210 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Religion and Instruction. — lu 1904, there were 1,305,453 Protestants —399,487 Dutch Reformed Church, 281,433 Church of England, 88,653 Presbyterians, 112,202 Independents, 277,285 Wesleyaus, 12,947 other Methodists, 37,041 Lutherans, 23,079 Moravians, 20,782 Rhenish Mission, 14,105 Baptists. Roman Catholics 37,069; Mohammedans 22,623; Jews 19,537. 'Of no religion' 1,015,760, of whom 822,459 were Natives.

The Colony is divided into 118 School Districts, each under the control of a School Board, two-thirds of the members being locally elected, and one- third nominated partly by Government and partly by Municipal or Divisional Councils. Education is compulsory for children of European extraction in 112 School Board Districts, and will probably be enforced in the remaining 6 districts at an oarly date. The necessary grants are provided from the general revenue to supplement local contributions of at least equal amount. Aided schools, June 30, 1912, 4,312, enrolment 211,616, attendance 181,478. There are 91,342 European pupils and 120,274 non-European. Total number of teachers, 8,153.

Provincial expenditure on education (excluding Higher Education, which is under control of the Central Government), 1910-11, 558,738Z. ; 1911-12, 635,423Z.

Justice and Crime. — In 1909, convictions before the special J. P. Courts, 720 ; Magistrates' Courts, 54,510 ; Superior Courts, 622 ; prisoners in gaol, December 31, 1909, 1,872 males, 383 females. On December 31, 1909, the Cape Mounted Police numbered 768, the Ordinary and Urban Police Forces, 1,460 ; and the Gaol Establishment, 633.

Charitable Institutions, Hospitals, Pauperism.— In the various

charitable institutions on December 31, 1911, there were over 6,000 inmates ; in the hospitals 10,380 patients were treated in the year 1911. There is no recognised system of poor law relief, but 785 persons received indoor relief during the year, and 4,864 received outdoor relief.

Finance.— Since the coming into efieet of the Union there is onlj^ one financial statement for the four provinces together. Particulars are given above under the Union. The only Provincial revenue at present is the amount voted by Parliament by way of sub- sidies for the performance of the services and duties assigned to the Provinces. The follow- ing figures show the estimates of expenditure to be defrayed by the Cape Province during the year ending March 31, 1913, in comparison with the approximate expenditure in the jireceding year : —

Estimates 1912-13.

Title.

Union Subsidy, 1912-13.

Revotes

from

Provincial

Funds,

1911-12.

Total

Estimates,

1912-13.

Estimates 1911-12.

General Administiation

Education

Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Roads and Local AVorks

£

36,200 076,900

77,900 189,500*

£ 626

4,588 63,349

£

36,826

676,900

82,488 252,849

£

28,218 635,423

91,367 197,S8i>

Total £

980,500*

68,563

1,049,063

952,897

Includes £30,000 from Union Loan Funds.