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The Andamans lie in the Hne of ships tracUng between 

 the " Straits " Settlements and Europe, also many Malay 

 crews trade between the Straits and Southern India. On 

 account of the storms which suddenly arise, there are not 

 unfrequent wrecks on these coasts, and when this happens 

 few of the crew escape, being killed by the natives. If 

 then the natives can be taught that those who land on 

 their shores are not going to do harm, and should not be 

 killed, many lives will be saved. A further and an 

 important reason is found in the fact that at times convicts 

 escape into the jungle ; escapes by sea are very rare 

 indeed, as it is almost certain death to put to sea on a 

 raft. As soon as it is announced that a convict is in the 

 jungle, the natives are sent out to track and bring them 

 back, and to do this is not a laborious matter, for a con- 

 vict has a healthy fear of an Andamanese bow and arrow. 

 Col. Cadell thinks that it will be a few years yet ere ship- 

 wrecked crews will be able to land on the Little Andaman 

 with the safety which can be assured to them on the 

 Great Andaman, but no trouble will be spared to 

 thoroughly tame the Ouges and other tribes there. 



There are several more points which I could have 

 touched upon, but I have already kept you too long, and 

 must now thank you for the attention which you have 

 paid to me. The majority of the j)hotographic slides 

 which have been shown to you were taken on the spot, 

 and the remainder have been lent to me for this purpose 

 by the Scottish Geographical Society, and were prepared 

 for a similar lecture given by Col. Cadell soon after his 

 period of Governorship had expired. The objects which 

 I have laid on the table arc worthy of attention, as being 

 in some respects unique ; for instance, the bow is quite 

 unlike any others made bv any race. 



