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

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

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

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

 recruiting ground for furtlier regiments of Sudanese. 



The finances of tlie Protectorate were brought into order mainly 

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

 accountant, Air. Alexander Jjoyle. Tlie local revenue during the two years 

 of the Special Commission rose from alwut £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 Nyanza 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 



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M \\ f'APlTAL OF I XM'K' >. I 

 .MK. GEOHGE WII^SON, C.IJ, 



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

 General 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 



