^44 DOES IT I'AV TO i-:l)L'Catk the native? 



This makes a total of 767 j/3 years for 171 men, or an average 

 of 4 years sVz months for each man. 



In lohannesburg the average length of vacation was from 

 10 days to three weeks — the longest being four weeks. In Durban, 

 where boys are able to get home more frequently, most of them 

 only receive the statutory holidays, many working on continuously 

 for years. 



Their wages ranged from £3 los. per month to iio per 

 montli in Johannesburg. The general wage was 25s. per week 

 without food, or £4 los. per month with food. In Durban the 

 wages are lower, ranging £2 to £8 per month, although £4 to £6 

 per month is not uncommon. The wages obtained may throw 

 some light on why the educated boys are unwilling to take service 

 in kitchens. 



Question 5. — What does the European employer think of the 

 educated natives in his employ? If the proof of the pudding is 

 the eating, then the opinion of the people who use the labour of 

 educated natives should carry great weight. As stated before, 

 the very words of the employer were taken down, and the name 

 of the individual or firm, together with the name of the native 

 employed, is here given. The complete list is as follows, given 

 in the order in which they were secured, largely : — 



MoDDRK R MiiNi-: — N. C. Aultenkirk, Assistant Com])Ound Man- 

 ager. 



1. Franklin Makanya — Here five years; gets three weeks' 



vacation each year. 



2. Enoch Sishie — Four and a half months. 



Both jolly good boys. We employ from 16 to 20 educated 

 boys. Pretty well every Natal boy I have come across has been 

 quite decent. One v\e have is almost as good as a white man. 



Brakpan — Dennis Simpson. Compound Manager. 



3. Ephraim Mntyali. A year and three months. All right. 



4. Zechariah Tshezi — One year. 



5. Azariah Hlubi — Six years. 



Have close on 20 educated boys. TJke the rest of us, good 

 and bad among them. On the whole they are very satisfactory. 

 They have to set an example for the others. They get 10 days to 

 two weeks' vacation. 



Brakpan — European Time Office. 



6. Robert Zondi — 5-6 months. Fairly sulky at times, but not 



bad at all. 



Brakpan Hospitai. — A. Scott, Superintendent. 



7. Wm. Mabaso — One year and four months. 



Must have educated boys, but would not trust them very far. 

 The Zulus are all right. 



Van Ryn Deep. 



8. Mordecai Sitole. Shoemaker, 3 years. A very decent 



boy. 



New Modderfontein Hospital. 



9. Mizraim Goba— Nine months. He's all right. 



