7.— THE PROBLEM OF BANTU EDUCATION IN 

 80UTH AFRICA. 



[Abridged.] 



By K. A. HoBART Houghton, M.A. 



The vapid progress which has been made in native eilucation 

 witl)in the last twenty years and its position to-day may perliaps 

 best be shown by a few figures. 



The enrolment in Government-aided native schools last year com- 

 pared with that in 1887 was as follows : — 



Totals 65,585 153,082 



If to the enrolment of 1907 are added the numbers attending 

 schools nut aided by Government, which I have estimated roughly at 

 14,000, we obtain a grand total of 167,082. These pupils are taught 

 by native teachers (at some of the larger schools, where teachers are 

 trained, Europeans are employed) in 2410 schools. 



The Government grants-in-aid of schools for natives, exclusive 

 of administration cxnd inspection charges, amounted last year to 

 .£113,572, 4s. lOd., contributed by the several States as follows : — 



Cape Colony 



Natal ... 



Transvaal 



Orange River Colony 



Basutoland 



Southein Rhodesia 



Bechuanaland Protectorate 



Swaziland 



The amount paid by tlie natives themselves in support of their 

 scliools is not so easily ascertained, the system on wliich scliof)l fees 

 are paid varying in almost every mi.ssion. In some practically free 

 education is given; in others the fees for instruction are as high as 



* III tlie case of all except Natal and Uasutolantl tlif; fiyinvs are only 

 iijipro.xiniately correct. 



