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in the Eastern and Rudolf Provinces. The Kamasia tribe of Nandi race 

 dwelling to the north-east of the Nandi country has also furnished us 

 with contingents of lighting men ; the Kavirondo come forward as military 

 porters ; while of course in the Nile Province we have an admirable 

 recruiting ground for further regiments of Sudanese. 



The finances of the Protectorate were brought into order mainly 

 through the work of the chief accountant, ]Mr. G. D. Smith, and the second 

 accountant, ]Mr. Alexander Eoyle. The local revenue during the two years 

 of the Special Commission rose from about £23,000 in 1898-1899 to £66,000 

 in 1900-1901, mainly through the sums received from native taxes. 



The telegraph service was extended from the eastern shores of the 

 Victoria Xyanza to the Kingdom of Uganda, and has thence been carried 

 on towards the Nile. It has been detached from the Uganda Railway 

 management, and placed under that of the Protectorate. The postal service 

 ■of Uganda the Special Commissioner thought better to fuse with that of 



190. HOIMA, THE NEW CAPITAL OF UNYORO, ESTABLISHED IX I900 BY 

 MH. GEORGE WILSON, C.B. 



East Africa, and place the whole under the management of the Postmaster- 

 Ixeneral at Mombasa. It may be mentioned that as the result of the work 

 carried on by the East African postal authorities, coupled with the extension 



