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July), occasional patches of the deadly tsetse fly, 

 various and severe and endemic cattle diseases, 

 and, lastly, the presence of severe African fever 

 except during the months of from June to October, 

 during which period, however, there is no certainty 

 of immunity from an attack. 



Another trip from Cape Town to Beira by 

 steamship is now easily practicable, and all kinds 

 of big game still abound within moderate distances 

 of the port. Waggon travelling is unavailable 

 there, as draught animals all speedily succumb to 

 the effects of tsetse bites, and for the same reason 

 all hunting must be done on foot Impedimenta 

 are usually carried by natives, who, however, are 

 now only more or less reliable, but perhaps a light 

 cart drawn by six donkeys (to be imported from 

 the Colony) might be advantageously employed 

 for the transport of a limited amount of baggage 

 for a trip not exceeding about six weeks in 

 duration, as donkeys usually live for that space, 

 or a little longer, in a tsetse country, although all 

 die from the effects of the poison eventually. In 

 this part of the world an attack of fever is by no 

 means uncommon at any season, but is most 

 imminent in acute form from November to June, 

 inclusive. 



