----+-----------+-----------+ Circulation, |Liabilities |
| December.| Capital | Capital | Reserve | Colony only. |Colony only.|
| | Subscribed.| Paid up. | | | |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+--------------+------------+
| 1890 | L5,780,610 |L1,558,612 | L850,489 | L740,210 | L9,221,661 |
| 1895 | 7,189,090 | 2,382,003 | 1,008,837 | 612,266 | 11,864,152 |
| 1900 | 12,166,800 | 6,508,308 | 1,810,621 | 1,361,637 | 20,537,343 |
| 1905 | 11,510,900 | 4,456,925 | 2,948,428 | 1,065,251 | 20,749,988 |
+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+--------------+------------+

_Standard Time, Money, Weights and Measures_.--Since 1903 a standard
time has been adopted throughout South Africa, being that of 30 deg. or
two hours east of Greenwich. In other words noon in South Africa
corresponds to 10.0 A.M. in London. The actual difference between the
meridians of Greenwich and Cape Town is one hour fourteen minutes. The
monetary system is that of Great Britain and the coins in circulation
are exclusively British. Though all the standard weights and measures
are British, the following old Dutch measures are still used:--_Liquid
Measure_: Leaguer = about 128 imperial gallons; half aum = 15-1/2
imperial gallons; anker = 7-1/2 imperial gallons. _Capacity_: Muid = 3
bushels. The general surface measure is the old Amsterdam _Morgen_,
reckoned equal to 2.11654 acres; 1000 Cape lineal feet are equal to 1033
British imperial feet. The Cape ton is 2000 lb.

_The Press_.--The first newspaper of the colony, written in Dutch and
English, was published in 1824, and its appearance marked an era not
only in the literary but in the political history of the colony, since
it drew to a crisis the disputes which had arisen between the colonists
and the governor, Lord Charles Somerset, who had issued a decree
prohibiting all persons from convening or attending public meetings. Its
criticisms on public affairs soon led to its suppression by the
governor, and a memorial from the colonists to the king petitioning for
a free press was the result. This boon was secured to the colony in
1828, and the press soon became a powerful agent, characterized by
public spirit and literary ability. In politics the newspapers are
divided, principally on racial lines, appealing either to the British or
the Dutch section of the community, rarely to bot