South and East Africa . to read or write; in other words, most of theMhite inhabitants are to a certain extent educated, but veryfew of the natives. There is no compulsory system ofeducation, and government support is mainly given in theform of grants in aid. Higher education is provided for bythe University of the Cape of Good Hope, an examining bodyon the Hnes of London University, and by colleges at Cape-town, Rondebosch, Stellenbosch, Port Elizabeth, Grahams-town, Graaf Reinet, and Somerset East. Among missionary Lovedale. institutions, Lovedale, in Victoria East, near the ChumieRiver, is
South and East Africa . to read or write; in other words, most of theMhite inhabitants are to a certain extent educated, but veryfew of the natives. There is no compulsory system ofeducation, and government support is mainly given in theform of grants in aid. Higher education is provided for bythe University of the Cape of Good Hope, an examining bodyon the Hnes of London University, and by colleges at Cape-town, Rondebosch, Stellenbosch, Port Elizabeth, Grahams-town, Graaf Reinet, and Somerset East. Among missionary Lovedale. institutions, Lovedale, in Victoria East, near the ChumieRiver, is a noble memorial to the religious and educationalenterprise of the Free Church of Scotland. An educationAct was passed in 1865, and at the close of the followingyear the number of schools in the colony was returned at 392-At the end of the year 1894-5 there were 2,195 schools inexistence, in addition to colleges. Educational work has there-fore of late years made good progress in the Cape Colony. To foLCt pctqe 37 folZ. Ooc/brd Uhirersi^ Ptans. CHAPTER II. NATAL. On the Eastern coast of South Africa, on the outer slope Sect. the Drakensberg mountains, and between those mountains ^^ and the Indian Ocean, lies the colony of Natal. Like theCape Colony it is a self-governing colony, complete self-government having been granted in 1893. The Legislature The Legis-consists of the Governor, a nominated Legislative Council,and an elected Legislative Assembly. The LegislativeCouncil is composed of eleven members, nominated by theGovernor on the advice of his ministers, and distributedbetween the eight counties into which the colony is member of the Legislative Council must be thirty years ofage, a resident in the colony of ten years standing, andpossessed of immovable property within the colony to thenet value of £500. He holds his seat for ten years. TheLegislative Assembly consists of thirty-seven members, electedby ballot to represent thirteen constituencies. The quali
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