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as it is variously styled, being at the extreme 

 north ; and, next in order, the Matollo, the Um- 

 voloos, the Tembe,* and the Usutu, or Maputa. 



A few traders, who sell rum and handker- 

 chiefs to the Kafirs, have settled on the banks 

 of the St. George, Tembe, and Maputa ; and I 

 am told that many hippopotami are to be found 

 in the Rivers Urnvoloos and Maputa within 

 four or five hours' sailing, and that the scenery 

 presents a most beautiful and tropical appear- 

 ance. 



There are a great many nationalities repre- 

 sented among the small European population 

 English, French, German, Austrian, Belgian, 

 Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese, the latter pre- 

 dominating, of course. Chinese, Arabs, Goanese, 

 and Banians also have their representatives, 

 the Banians carrying on the greater part of the 

 retail trade. 



* The River Tembe is navigable for about sixty miles, and in 

 1883 a waggon-road was made from Tembe Drift leading to the 

 Transvaal. With a fair wind and tide cargo-boats make a quick 

 passage, and many traders prefer this route on account of its being 

 healthier, and also being nearer for New Scotland, Heidelberg, &c. 



