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10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie
RELIGION—FINANCE 215
Religion.
The State Government used to contribute 10,050/. for religions purposes. It
was divided into 36 parochial districts for ecclesiastical purposes, and it contained
about 80 churches. The principal body, accorcHng to the last census
(1890), is the Dutch Reformed Church with 68,940 adherents; of Wesleyans
there were 753; English Episcopalians, 1,353; Lutherans, 312; Roman
Catholics, 466; Jews,'113.
Instruction.
The system of education is national. Small giants are also made to the
Episcopal and Roman Catholic Churches. The Government schools are
managed by local boards, partly elected and partly appointed by Government,
which choose the teachers, Education is compulsory to some
extent and free for very poor children. In 1898, about 54,5002. was
allotted to education, a portion of which consisted of interest on a
capital of 200,000/. set apart by the Volksraad for this purpose. Besides this
amount a considerable sum was spent upon school buildings under the Public
Works Department. There are no foundations, properly so called, for education.
In 1898 there were 199 Government schools, inclusive of the two
higher schools and the infant school at Bloemfontein, with 8,157 pupils and
293 teachers. Grants are made to private schools on certain conditions. In
1898 there were 42 such schools, with 753 pupils. The Grey College, the
highest school for boys, prepares candidates for the matriculation examination
f the Cape University; and the 'Eunice' Institute is a similar school
for girls.
At the census of 1890 45,015 of the white population could read and write,
2,721 only read, 23,722 (of wdiom 19,508 were under 7 years of age) could
neither read nor write, while 6,258 were not specified.
There is a good public library in Bloemfontein, and small libraries in
several villages.
There is a Government Gazette, two daily and two bi-weekly papers.
Justice and Crime.
The Roman Dutch law prevails. The superior courts of the country arc
the High Court of Justice, with three judges, and the circuit courts. The
inferior courts are the court of the Landdrost and the court of Landdrost and
Heemraden. The circuit courts, at which the judges of the High Court
preside in turn, are held four times a year at Bloemfontein and twice a year in
the chief town of every other district. In these courts criminal cases are tried
before a jury. The court of Landdrost and Heemraden consistsof the Landdrost
(a stipendiary magistrate) and two assessors. The Landdrost's court
thus has both civil and criminal jurisdiction. There are also justices of the
peace who try minor offences and settle minor disputes.
There are no statistics of crime. There are police-constables in every town,
and mounted police patrol the country.
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Finance.
The following is a statement of revenue and expenditure for the three
years ending February 1895, for the ten months ending December 1895, and
for the calendar years 1896, 1897, and 1898 :—