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MY SOMALI BOOK 



better now than put down my own actual expenses on 

 the last trip of just over two months : — 



Purchase in Berbeia of 12 camels 



„ „ 12 sets herios and loading ropes 



„ „ 1 pony . 



„ „ 1 riding-mule . 



„ , „ 1 donkey 



„ „ 6 sheep . 



„ „ 2 milch goats . 



„ „ Rations for 15 men for 67 days 



„ „ Stores and sundries (mcluding onions, 



turpentine, native axes, blankets, etc 

 Purchase in Aden of cloth for tobes with 3 korans . 

 Pay and baksJiish of two private servants 

 Pay of three shikaris ...... 



Bakshish to 3 shikaris ..... 



Pay of 10 other Somalis (syce, camel-men, and boys) 

 Bakshish to „ ..... 



Dak bungalow expenses in Berbera 



Freight and landing charges at Berbera 



Customs charges and registration fee on rifles at Berbera 



Passages from Aden to Berbera and back (self and 2 servants) 



Cash in Interior (goats and sheep, hire of milch and water 



camels, local guide, presents, messengers, etc.) . 

 Ammunition expended ....... 



Stores and kit brought from Home and Aden 



Shooting licences (special to an officer of the Aden garrison) . 



Deduct — cash by sale of animals at end of trip 



) 



Ks. 

 660 



75 



75 



125 



12 



27 



15 



230 



85 



25 



130 



282 



125 



305 



70 



30 



25 



24 



70 



180 



60 



200 



100 



2730 

 442 



2288 



Call it £150, or practically Rs.lOOO a month. 



I shoald add that under the head of stores and 

 kit brought from home I have mentioned only pur- 

 chases made specially for this trip, such as provisions, 

 medicine-case, spare saddlery, etc., but nothing that I 

 already possessed, such as tent, camp furniture, cooking 

 things, etc. Nor have I included cost of gun and 

 rifles, or such articles as camera, binoculars, etc. 



