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the forest-track, and had a chance of a bushbuck 

 spoiled by H. wrongly declaring it to be a female. In 

 the afternoon saw a couple of doe koodoo. 



June 5th. Started at 6 a.m. and marched 8 miles to 

 Roseires, bagging a guinea-fowl at starting. Saw 

 two female bushbuck, and missed an oribi at 150 

 yards. Then got a chance of a second oribi at 

 60 yards, and bagged it the third shot, the animal 

 practically never ceasing to feed. The horns were 

 3| inches. In Roseires my camel-men claimed their 

 discharge, though they had agreed for three weeks ; 

 and as I was told that I could get donkeys, I paid 

 them off. Was hospitably received by Captain 

 P., who placed a room at my disposal, and in fact 

 made me his guest. The donkeys turned up in the 

 evening, although the necessary repacking prevented 

 a start. 



June Qth. Spent the morning repacking, and break- 

 fasted with Mr. A., of the Slavery Department, who 

 gave me a mount on a very nice pony. After re- 

 packing the loads, 60 Ib. a side, I got off at 2 p.m. and 

 marched 8 miles to Abzururi. The last half we took 

 a line through the forest, but only saw a couple of 

 oribi, and fresh tracks of doe koodoo once. 



June lih. Went for a morning stalk, in the course 

 of which we saw a duiker and half a dozen oribi, but 

 got no shot. Finally, found fresh tracks of four 



