CHAPTER X. 



PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES OF NYASALAND. 



(Compiled from Official Papers.) 



The European population of Nyasaland in 1896 

 numbered only 345 ; in 1907 it had increased to 

 587; in 1909 it numbered 595, while the natives 

 were estimated at 996,166, and Asiatics 457. The 

 Europeans are of four classes : officials, mission- 

 aries, planters, traders, and, of course, their families. 



Crops. — The chief crops grown by the planters 

 are cotton, tobacco, rubber, coffee, and tea. 



Tradings — Trading is mostly confined to large 

 companies, the principal one being the African 

 Lakes Co., whose chief office is in Glasgow. There 

 is also the Blantyre and East Africa Co., whose 

 headquarters are at Lauderdale. Besides these 

 there are a few European and a larger number of 

 Indian traders. 



Imports* — Imported goods are mostly cotton 

 stuffs from Manchester and Bombay ; beads from 

 Birmingham and Venice ; blankets from England, 

 India, and Austria ; fezzes from Algiers and New- 

 castle-under-Lyme ; boots from Northampton; felt 

 hats, hardware, brass wire and hoes from Birming- 

 ham ; cutlery from Sheffield ; fancy goods from 



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