.\.\ll\l'. i;i)l ( AIMON IN llll'. TKANSKI-.I. 4^1 



Into these (|iK'stii)ns uc niu>l not Iutc enter, bnl ratlier let 

 us lav hold of (he maynitiule of the nndertakin^ as rexealed in 

 Fabk" X\'l. 



If tliere are. in the rransisei. an immense numlier of ehildren 

 of school age not attendinj^' sehool, what shall we say of the num- 

 bers relating to the whole Union? — and of the expansion of ex- 

 pense in providing" for them: Hearing in mind all ttiat is involved 

 m (kiuhling the accommodation we sliall ajjpreciale better the 

 difficulty ot accojuniodating all tlie a\ailable native chddren in the 

 L'nion. lor according to tne Native Aifairs Commission of 1903 

 05. 100,606 children -were attendnig school in South Africa. 



On calculation (taking tlie conservative 25 i)er cent, basis 

 of i)opulation ) we hnd 1.153.1^)5 children avadable. In other 

 words, we shall need to muiti])l\ all our present activities eleven 

 times if we are to fulhl our o!)hgations to the full. If this is not 

 a jiractical issue lo-daw U at least indicates what the future 

 holds in store for us, and demonstrates the necessit) of ])lacing 

 the linance of the undertaking U])on right lines capal)le of natin-al 

 exi)ansion with the developiuent of the work. 



It also emphasises the importance of a suitable curriculum. 



Tile natives are a conservative j^eople. and a thing once 

 begun along certain lines must continue to follow those lines. 

 C'hanges are extremely difficult to effect, and when made are 

 liable to create all manner of sus])icion in their minds. Any i)ro- 

 j)0.sed change, for instance, in our present unstiitable curriculuiu 

 would lueet with great oi)position on the part of the natives. 



Therefore I say let us be careful of the foundations now 

 being laid, for the whole su]:)erstructiu"e of future years will 

 <lepend tipon, and take its character from. them. 



3. I'lii-: ]-:xi'.\xsj().\ 01- i-:xi'i-:xsK. 



If ever om- responsibility to the whc^le iivailaljle school com- 

 munity is taken up. the expense of the enterprise would increase 

 very considerabl}'. in fact to siich an extent that a svstem of new 

 taxation would become necessary in ( ieneral Council areas. 

 Already the amount availabk' from the Louncil rate for education 

 is ju.st abotit equal to the burden. But in any case the Council 

 rate is inelastic and produces the same amounl., roughly, ever) 

 year. I-'or this reason it is not satisfactory, and already considera- 

 tion is being given to other possible schemes that are elastic, so 

 that as the increased devek)])ment of the Territories brings larger 

 burdens, the revenue will ])i,' in a position to bear those larger 

 burdens. 



If, then, the present resources are barely sufhcient for present 

 needs, we realise what would be recpiired if present grants had 

 to be multii)lied. The increase of grants made direct by Govern- 

 ment would be proportionate. In this connection it would be 

 interesting to knov.- exactly what reventie is derived from the 

 Territories, and exactly how nnich is sjkmU in the administration 

 of those same Territories. It is a little problem on which we 



