SOUTH AFRICA 



Table I. Area and Population of British South Africa. 



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crease in the white population in the other provinces of the Union being slight. In 

 Rhodesia the white population had nearly doubled in the seven years. The increase 

 in the native and coloured population was 885,660. With respect to the coloured popu- 

 lation two important factors must be remembered, (i) The Cape province total of 

 native and coloured includes 391,000 persons with a marked strain of white blood, 

 officially classed as " mixed;-" the total "mixed " population being 435,000. (2) The 

 Natal province total of native and coloured includes 133,000 Indians. There were 

 also 10,048 Indians in the Transvaal, the total Asiatic population being 152,000. 



The increase in the total population in the Union between 1904 and 1911 was 15.12%; 

 in the white population 14.44%, m the native population 16%, in the Asiatic and other 

 coloured races 9.84%. Among the whites there were 86.18 females to 100 males in 1911, 

 compared with 75.85% in 1904. For all races there were 94.11 females to 100 males in 

 1911, compared with 92.97 in 1904. Increase by immigration is slight. In 1911, 

 55,000 passengers landed at S. African ports and 46,000 embarked. 



The population of the chief towns, at the 1911 census was: Cape Province. 

 Cape Town, with suburbs, 161,579 (85,442 whites); Port Elizabeth and suburbs, 37,063 

 (20,007 whites); East London, 24,606 (14,899 whites); Kimberley (including Beacons- 

 field, the municipalities were amalgamated in 1912), 44,433 (17,507 whites); Graham's 

 Town, 13,830 (7,323 whites); King William's Town, 9,028 (5,570 whites). Natal 

 Province. Durban and suburbs, 89,998 (34,880 whites); Pietermaritzburg, 30,555 

 (14,737 whites);' Ladysmith 5,595 (2,287 whites). Transvaal Province. Pretoria and 

 suburbs, 57,674 (35,942 whites); Johannesburg, 237,104 (119,953 whites); Germiston, 

 54,325 (15,579 whites.) ; Boksburg, 43,628 (11,529 whites) ; Benoni, 32,560 (8,639 whites); 

 Roodepoort-Maraisburg, 32,578 (7,657 whites) these four last named are all towns on 

 the Rand as is also Krugersdorp, 55,144 (13,132 whites). Orange Free State Province. 

 Bloemfontein, 26,925 (14,720 whites); Jagersfontein, 9,019 (2,067 whites); Harrismith, 

 6,799 (3)447 whites). Rhodesia. Bula.wa.yo, whites 5,199; Salisbury, whites 3,479. 



Commerce and Agriculture. While gold and diamonds are still the chief sources of 

 wealth there was during 1910-12 a marked development in other mining industries (coal, 

 1 copper, tin, &c.) and in agriculture. The value of external trade for the whole of British 

 South Africa (excluding specie and government stores) is shown as follows: 



