MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 



by small ravines or isolated hills and sometimes by 

 solitary rocks of large, grotesque shape. The average 

 altitude does not exceed 500 metres, and the land in- 

 general is well wooded and plentifully watered, offering 

 excellent conditions for agriculture. 



Finally, the high or mountainous zone, the more ele- 

 vated parts of which are really cold, is characterized by 

 the Ajaus mountains, with an altitude of about 2,000 

 metres, and is considered as being the richest of all as 

 regards fauna and flora. 



With reference to the conditions for agricultural 

 exploitation the Territories of Portuguese Nyasa may 

 be divided into the following districts : 



Coconut District. The whole coastal zone. 



Pastoral and Cattle Raising District. Between the 

 rivers Rovuma and Msalu, and also some of the islands. 



Rubber and Copal District. The basin of the lower 

 Msalu, the very vast Makonde district. 



Sesame District. From Pemba to the river Lurio. 



Wax District. The hills of Medo-Lualia. 



Coffee District. The upper Lugenda, and the islands 

 of the sea-coast. 



Cotton District. The Ajaus mountains and Amaramba. 



It is needless to say that this division must not be 

 taken too rigidly. Many of the products may be cul- 

 tivated in more than one region. For example, coffee, 

 cotton, different rubber-producing plants, and also the 

 sugar-cane, which has no special district, flourish in 

 all parts where there are rivers, both on the coast and 

 in the interior. 



Except perhaps for any botanical speciality, which 

 can only be discovered by a very careful exploration, 

 " the Territories of the Company do not possess a 

 distinctive and characteristic flora, or any land that is 

 exceptional for any reason, or any native population 

 which is peculiar to it, which would differentiate them 

 from the remainder of the Province of Mozambique. The 

 lands are generally fertile and although not possessing 

 a dense and luxuriant vegetation, such as is found in 

 Java, Brazil, St. Thome, or the Congo, we are able to 

 boast some of the best land of the Province. In the 



