MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 



Year 



1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 I9IO 

 I9II 

 1912 



Amencloim 

 Kilos 



870,320 



1,258,804 



9^9,797 



749,^3 

 760,777 



Sesame 

 Kilos 



372,482 



1,128,714 



1,191,546 



627,342 



999,790 



1,309,291 



The principal dye-yielding plants are argil and 

 indigo. Both these are cultivated by the natives in small 

 quantities for barter, the indigo being grown all over 

 the Territories. 



The sugar-cane appears to be met with spontaneously 

 on the banks of some of the rivers of the Territories, 

 and is cultivated by the natives solely for its food 

 properties. The banks of the rivers, chiefly the Msalu 

 and the Lugenda, and the low lying and humid land 

 in the Tungue Concelho offer excellent facilities for the 

 intensive cultivation of this product, not only because 

 of the fertility of the soil, but because of the water 

 facilities. 



The castor-oil plant is abundant in the Territories, 

 and in some localities becomes very dense. The natives 

 collect the seeds for barter, and they are exported in 

 large quantities. 



Forest Products, 



The forest products exploited include rubber (see 

 p. 509), gum-copal, mangrove bark and timber. 



Trees which produce gum-copal are very abundant 

 in the forests, chiefly in the Maconde district, and on 

 the banks of the river Msalu. and the natives extract 

 large quantities of this product. The following is the 

 exportation during the last six years : 



Year 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 



Kilos 

 34,016 

 27.834 

 41,842 

 35,7'0 



31,495 

 29,148 



Mangroves occur in varying quantities along <ill the 

 coast of the Territories, on the banks of the numerous 

 rivers, and on the shores of the various creeks. In some 

 districts they occur in great abundance. The bark, which 

 is very rich in tannin, was not utilized by the natives, 

 but as soon as the demand for it became considerable in 



