BRITISH ASSOCIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA 



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issued an invitation for lunch and an inspection of its works, and it 

 had also made arrangements for us to see something of the native 

 element by gathering together over 300 Zulus from the surrounding 

 country. The exhibitions of war and other dances which we witnessed 

 were much appreciated by the ethnologists and photographers. I may 

 mention here that over a hundred cameras were continually employed 

 on all varieties of subjects throughout the whole of the trip. In order 

 that a record of some permanent value may be obtained, it has been 

 proposed to make a selection of photographs taken by those who are 

 willing to lend their negatives and to publish a memorial volume con- 

 taining the best of the pictures. 



The Bride, Bridesmaids and Induna. Mr. Samuelson is standing on the right. 



An even more interesting view of native customs was obtained in 

 an excursion to the large Henley reservation near Pietermaritzburg, 

 our next resting place. Maritzburg, as it is generally called, lies in a 

 basin surrounded by hills and is laid out on the Dutch plan, in blocks 

 like an American town, with broad avenues, but with houses which, 

 like most of the residences in South Africa, are only of one story. 

 The reservation is on higher ground and the station is less than ten 

 miles away as the crow flies, but requires a journey of seventeen miles 

 along a railroad with steep grades ,and sharp curves. The only white 

 man living on the reservation is the permanent undersecretary for 

 native affairs, Mr. Samuelson. By his wish, the marriage ceremony 

 of one of the native chiefs, Mhlola, the head of the Inadi tribe, had 



