Vi FOREWORD 



For the contents of the book the Committee owe a debt which 

 cannot be overstated to the many speciaHsts in all fields, who 

 have assisted in the preparation of the first draft, criticized it at 

 an early stage, and given extensive help by subsequent checking 

 of facts, bibliographies, and the like. While none of them have 

 responsibility for the contents of this volume, it is, in itself, a 

 monument to their labours, and we must ask their indulgence if, 

 in compressing so much into a relatively small space, we have 

 failed to do full justice to the material which they have supplied. 



The development into an independent volume of what was 

 originally undertaken as a factual memorandum for the purpose 

 of the Survey, has involved certain changes of form. Any opinions 

 which are expressed are those of Dr. Worthington himself, for 

 which he takes full responsibility; but I desire to acknowledge 

 here the value of the contribution he has made to the work 

 involved in the preparation of An African Survey, in which the 

 report of the African Research Survey has been embodied. The 

 preparation of this volume, as a part of the work of the African 

 Research Survey, has been made possible through the generosity 

 of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. They do not, however, 

 accept any responsibility for statements or opinions contained in it. 



HAILEY 



31 July 1938 



