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LOSS OF TIME IN PAYING PAGAZI. 



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seemed to experience in making np tlieir minds, and saying 

 what they wanted. 



A man's name being called out, he answers "Ay -wallah," 

 but makes no attemjDt at moving. When, at last, it pleases him 

 to come to the front, and he is asked -how he wishes to receive 

 his advance, he will probably stand, even for ten minutes, con- 

 sidering before giving an answer. Then he says, " So many 

 dollars, and so many doti ; so many of the doti must be meri- 

 kani, and so many kaniki." When paid, he often wants to 

 change a gold dollar for pice, and all the filthy copper coins 

 have to be counted ; then, perhaps, he wishes to have one doti 

 merikani changed for one of kaniki, or vice versa, or begs for 

 another doti : and thus a vast amount of time is wasted. 



In the evening we occasionally took some men to the beach 

 for target-practice, first making them fire a round of blank and 

 then three rounds of ball at an empty case at one hundred 

 yards, and, althougli there were no hits, the firing was fairly 

 good. 



February, 

 1873. 



"We found it necessary to muster our forces every morning, 

 the honor of bearing colors on these occasions being conferred 

 upon Ferradi and Umbari, two of Speke's followers. 



The uniform we established for our askari consisted of a red 

 patrol jacket, red fez, white shirt, and cummer-bund. Bombay 

 and the leading men were distinguished by wearing non-com- 

 missioned ofticers' stripes. 



