A Thousand Miles in a Machilla 



erecting a permanent building of brick, with wooden 

 floor and good foundations of local stone, so as to 

 have all in readiness for the rainy season. The 

 cost of making bricks has been estimated at from 

 15s. to 20s. per thousand. Building material, such 

 as boards, window frames, etc., can be procured at 

 Salisbury. 



Wages. — As a rule farmers can obtain labourers 

 at the average wage of los. or 12 s. per month in 

 Mashonaland. In Matabeleland the rates are rather 

 higher. In addition to wages, a native receives a 

 food allowance of two and a half to three pounds of 

 meal a day; but if sweet potatoes or pumpkins are 

 supplied, this allowance is reduced. Native drivers 

 from South Africa get about £;^ per month wages, 

 with rations, but local natives are often trained 

 for ordinary farm driving. 



Servants* — Native men are easily taught to 

 do domestic work of all kinds, and they make good 

 cooks; they receive 15s. to £2 a month wages. 

 Good European domestic servants and nurses are 

 sometimes in demand, but it is not advisable for 

 them to go out without assurance of employment 

 beforehand. Wages vary from ;^3 to ^5 a month, 

 with board and lodging. 



Mines. 



The whole of Southern Rhodesia is extensively 

 mineralized. The area is about 1 50,000 square miles, 

 most of which is at an altitude of between four 

 thousand to five thousand feet. 



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