But there would be various other States in such a Federation besides the two into which the Cape Colony might be divided, and in order that my readers may have some idea of what would or might be the component parts of such a union, I will endeavour to describe the different territories which would be included, with some regard to their population. At present that South African district of which the South African politician speaks when he discusses the question of South African Federation, contains by a rough but fairly accurate computation,[4] 2,276,000 souls, of whom 340,000 may be classed as white men and 1,936,000 as coloured men. There is not therefore one white to five coloured men. And these coloured people are a strong and increasing people,--by no means prone to die out and cease to be either useless or useful, as are the Maoris in New Zealand and the Indians in North America. Such as they are we have got to bring them into order, and to rule them and teach them to earn their bread,--a duty which has not fallen upon us in any other Colony. The population above stated may be divided as follows:-- ESTIMATED POPULATION OF EUROPEAN SOUTH AFRICA. +----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+ | Names of Districts. | White | Coloured | Total. | | | persons.| persons. | | +----------------------------+---------+----------+----------| |Orange Free State | 30,000 | 15,000 | 45,000 | |Transkeian districts | -- | 501,000 | 501,000 | |The Cape Colony | 235,000 | 485,000 | 720,000 | |Native districts belonging }| | | | | to the Cape Colony }| -- | 335,000 | 335,000 | |The Diamond Fields | 15,000 | 30,000 | 45,000 | |Natal | 20,000 | 320,000 | 340,000 | |Transvaal | 40,000 | 250,000 | 290,000 | | +---------+----------+----------+ | Total | 340,000 |1,936,000 |2,276,000 | +----------------------------+---------+----------+----------+