Fort Jameson to Nawalia 



two yards of calico per man was due. We had with 

 us, of course, the official list; but in this the men were 

 not classified according to their duties and mess, so 

 I had first of all to enter the names in my register, 

 arranging the machilla boys by teams and the 

 porters by villages. After this, John measured out 

 the calico. Each man was called up in turn, handed 

 a length of cloth, and dismissed. Frequently two or 

 three men would come up together and ask for their 

 combined portions in one length. When they did 

 this it was usually to enable one of their number to 

 make use of the piece for a new *' dotee." 



Our Blantyre boys and the servants took their 

 **posho" in money. 



We dined well, some excellent fish having been 

 brought us by the fishermen. The evening was 

 cool and pleasant, the neighbourhood of the river 

 rendering the heat far less trying than it had been 

 at the foot of the hills. Night hid the blackened 

 appearance caused by the burnt grass around the 

 tents ; and the tall trees, their trunks lit up by the 

 fires, stood out in bold relief against the dark back- 

 ground of the forest, and gave a most picturesque 

 appearance to our surroundings. To have remained 

 a day or so in this pleasing camp would have been 

 very pleasant, but unfortunately we had no time to 

 spare, so word was given to go forward. 



We reached Nawalia after an uneventful march. 

 Aher crossing the Luangwa River the road takes a 

 more westerly direction than heretofore, and runs 

 with little rise along the course of the Nyamadzi 

 river to the foot of the Muchinga range. 



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