a suitable spring further down the mountain (Crystal Springs), he first conducted a series of water flow rate metering, to establish there was sufficient flow to meet the town's needs. Once it had been proven there was sufficient flow, Mail then oversaw design and construction of a new water treatment plant. The new plant provided crystal clear water to Kokstad, which helped the town grow and flourish. In addition to supplying drinking water to the town, the Crystal Spring Dam has become an attraction for both the Kokstad residents, and tourists to the area. There are three rural schemes located in nearby Swartberg, Franklin and Kransdraai, which meet the RDP level of service. Infrastructure and schooling Kokstad has many primary and secondary schools, as well as a tertiary institution college. Some of the main schooling institutions are as follows: Carl Malcomess High Mount Currie Senior Secondary School Seven Fountains Primary School Shayamoya High Kokstad Public Primary Kokstad Junior School Kokstad Primary School Kokstad College St. Patricks College (both primary and secondary) Esayidi TVET College Kokstad also has two main hospitals that service the surrounding areas: Kokstad Private Hospital Usher Memorial Hospital (State Owned Hospital). Kokstad, as a fast growing community, has a few shopping centres, namely: Rolyats Shopping Centre Shoprite Centre Rosewood Square Rolyats Shopping Centre This is one of the most popular shopping stops in town. It has Truworths, Identity, Mr Price, Elegant man, Total Sports and other clothing stores. There is a Spur, Wimpy, Romans Pizza, Nando's, and a 2020 addition of a McDonald's. Woolworths, Superspar and many other stores are available here for locals leisure. Coats of arms Municipal (1) By 1931, the Kokstad municipal council had assumed a pseudo-heraldic "coat of arms" depicting a landscape with Mount Currie in the background, ears of wheat, and a tree, and the motto Concilio et animis. Municipal (2) A proper coat of arms was designed by Ivan Mitford-Barberton in the late 1950s. It was registered with the Cape Provincial Administration in October 1960 and at the Bureau of Heraldry in July 1979. The arms were : Per fess Gules and Or, in chief, dexter a Griqua hunter statant holding in his dexter hand a slain buck and in his sinister hand a rifle, sinister a lion statant, all Or; in base, below a yoke the barrel of a cannon palewise, all Sable; the whole within a bordure compony of