Soldiering and Sport in Uganda 



carried on the heads of porters, who are requisitioned 

 by the local district Commissions from the chiefs. 



On its arrival at the Victoria Nyanza transport 

 steamers carry it across the lake to Kisumu on the 

 British East African side, from whence it is taken 

 by the Uganda Railway direct to Mombasa on the 

 coast and shipped to its various destinations, 



A large transit trade has been maintained in the 

 past to and from the Congo Free State, consisting 

 of ivory and bullion from the Kilo gold-mine, 

 employing a large amount of labour for transport. 

 Unfortunately for this trade, the produce of the 

 mine is now shipped via the West Coast of Africa, 

 and no longer comes through the Protectorate; 

 while a great falling off is shown in the amount 

 of ivory passing through, owing to the transfer of 

 the Lado Enclave district, the former paradise of 

 the professional elephant hunter, to the Soudan 

 Administration, which exercises a strict control over 

 the shooting, and has thus checked the enormous 

 slaughter of these animals, which had annually taken 

 place under the Belgium Government, and which 

 would have led to the ultimate extermmation. 



All the principal towns are connected by tele- 

 graph, which has been extended to link up with 

 Gondokoro on the Soudan frontier, and also with 

 Mombasa on the coast. 



The revenue is raised by direct taxation 

 supplemented by grants-in-aid allowed by the 

 Imperial Government. A poll-tax of five rupees 

 has been instituted instead of the mixed system 



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