Marcpi.] 
GRIQUA TOWN. 
55 
The attendance at the school had been much 
increased, and become more punctual, in conse- 
quence of four boys being appointed to act as 
captains or monitors. When any are missing, 
one of the young captains, in whose district the 
truant resides, goes in search of him and brings 
him to the school. When I visited them in the 
morning, they were all engaged according to the 
British system, and their number exceeded one 
hundred. 
I walked with Mr. Helm to call upon some of 
the people in their own houses. Among others 
we visited a little cluster of huts about a quarter 
of a mile from the town. They have many dwell- 
ings, which are called round-houses, in the town ; 
one such is at this little village, it is built of stone 
about the height of five feet, and fifteen feet 
diameter, with a conical roof, a door, and one 
window. The same Griqua who inhabited the 
round-house was also building a square one of 
stone, about thirty feet by twelve, with a door 
and three windows. The walls were well built 
and nearly finished. When completed, he meant 
to use the round-house as a store. Three Griqua 
women, dressed in the European fashion, were 
sewing some cotton articles ; three or four others 
came from the huts dressed in the same manner ; 
to all of whom I made presents of needles, thread, 
thimbles, &c. While conversing with them a 
