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cannot be so.) There are two steamers arriving each 

 month at Shirati! One from Kisumu from the north, 

 and the other from Mwansa (the south); dates un- 

 known. Lake steamers call at the new port Musoma, 

 three days south of Shirati. 



Supplies at Arusha. Believed to be good for native 

 poshoj as there is a big population around. Con- 

 dition of European supplies unknown. Supplies at 

 Amala River district unknown, but posho probably 

 procurable, as natives plentiful up to four or five days 

 east of Shirati. 



Big game license. Not obtainable at Shirati, but only 

 at Mwansa and Daressalaam. We may be able to 

 arrange this by deposit at Shirati. There is no tele- 

 graph or cable there. 



Elephant, Buffs, etc. As the officer never shoots any 

 game at all, he knew nothing whatever about it, not 

 even the names. Local niggers report elephant some- 

 where in Ungruimi country south and north of Amala 

 River. M 'ganga has the information. 



Fly areas. All along the Amala River cattle fly and 

 sleeping sickness fly, but G. palpalis not supposed to be 

 badly infected. Risk for safari very sHght indeed. 

 Risk for animals considerable. Tsetse fly around 

 Ikoma recently and seems to be arriving from no- 

 where and spreading everywhere all along the northern 

 boundary districts; hence scores of Masai and local 

 native stock is beginning to die (in odd places) all over 



