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only supply a great part of Central Africa, but also find their 

 way to the west coast of Lake Victoria, to Entebbe, and to 

 Bukoba. 



From what I have just described it will be seen that Katwe is 

 a place of great commercial importance, so that it was no cause 

 for surprise that some difference of opinion should have arisen as 

 to the position of the thirtieth degree of longitude, which passes 

 directly through it, and forms the boundary line between the 

 British territory and the Congo State. Before the discovery of 

 this valuable spot the meridian ran by it on its eastern side, so 

 that its incorporation in the Congo State was undoubted. Yet 

 after its discovery the British Colonial Office came to the con- 

 clusion that a very grave error in surveying had been committed. 

 A very clever astronomer then succeeded in shifting the longi- 

 tudinal degree to the west of Katwe, so that the town fell into 

 British territory. On this justifiable doubts arose in the minds of 

 the Belgians concerning the accuracy of the latest survey. In 

 order to arrive at a final settlement of the matter, Belgian and 

 British Commissions were again sent out, and their labours were 

 just concluding when we arrived on the scene. These two com- 

 missions had transferred the seat of their energies to the north of 

 the Semliki, but we were privileged a little later on, shortly before 

 they returned to their homes, to be entertained in both their camps 

 in the most cordial and hospitable manner. 



At present the monopoly of the salt industry lies in the hands 

 of Sultan Kasakama of Toro, though after the question of its 

 national incorporation has been settled once and for all, the 

 administration of Katwe will probably pass into more expert 

 hands. 



We returned to Kasindi on the 5th of January, and there took 

 counsel together as to the division of work for the coming months. 

 Czekanowski was to travel round to the eastward of Ruwenzori, 

 touching at Toro and Unyoro. Raven was to go to the south of 

 these mountains, to undertake special work in the land of the 

 Wasongora. We others intended to follow closely the course of 

 the Semliki to Beni. We looked to the western slopes of the 



