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tribes who were raided by them in the days of their 

 power have not been slow in making reprisals for the 

 murdering and plundering of days gone by. 



At the present time it is estimated that this tribe in 

 British East Africa do not exceed 25 ; 000 : " The Rift 

 Valley and the high plateaus where the fierce blood- 

 thirsty Masai once reigned supreme are becoming 

 colonised by white settlers." Hollis, in his admirable 

 monograph on this tribe, asks the pertinent question : 

 Will the Masai alter his habit or cease to exist ? 

 Thoughtful and experienced men, who have carefully 

 studied this question, are of the opinion that any plan 

 of leaving the Masai to themselves, with their old 

 military and social organisation untouched, is fraught 

 with danger to the tribe as well as to the public 

 peace. 



HINDE, S. L., } 



and \The Last of the Masai. London, 1901. 



HINDE, H. (Mrs.)J 



HOLLIS, A. C. The Masai : Language and Folk-lore. Oxford, 



1905. 

 STOKDY, R. J. "Emasculation of the Bull by the Masai Tribe," 



Veterinarian, 1900, 525. 

 THOMSON, J. Through Masailand. London, 1885. 



,, Ulu. An African Romance. 2 vols. London, 



1888. 



