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Petersi, but it may possibly be nothing more than a local 

 variety of Gazella Grantii, This trip is perhaps more easily 

 undertaken from Lamu, as everything can be shipped by dhow 

 as far as Kau, on the river Ozi, where canoes can be engaged 

 with the help of the Arkida, the principal man in the town, 

 and the whole caravan, baggage and all, transported through 

 the Belazoni Canal into the Tana river and upwards. If the 

 start is made direct from Mombasa, it would be necessary to 

 either march the whole way to Golbanti, a mission station on 

 the river, or, to save a good deal of time and trouble, a dhow 

 could be chartered as far as Melindi, and the rest of the 

 journey done overland. At Golbanti canoes can be hired and 

 Wa Pokomo boatmen engaged to transport all goods and food 

 up the river, whilst the porters can march along the bank 

 empty-handed if sufficient canoes are not forthcoming for all. 

 A trip up this river should be undertaken between September 

 and April, as it is in flood, and a great part of the country 

 under water, during the remaining months of the year. 



There are also many other districts nearer the coast, which 

 are well worth visiting, in which game is to be found, though in 

 more limited quantities. These are the district round Adda, 

 on the main road from Vanga on the coast to Mount Kisagau 

 in the Teita country ; Mount Pika-pika ; Ndara, and Kisagau 

 in the Teita country; Merereni, north of Melindi on the coast, 

 all of which are accessible from Mombasa. The mainland to 

 the north of I^mu, and about opposite the small island of 

 Tula, is another good place. The best time for any of these 

 places would be from April to August. All these and the 

 Tana district would, for the most part, come under the head 

 of bush country, where stalking is comparatively easy. 



So much has been written about the different routes into 

 the interior that it is not necessary to enter upon them here. 

 In the accounts that have been written, each writer's experience 

 has differed so materially that it would be unadvisable to rely 

 on the opinion, based on experience, of one writer more than 

 another, particularly if taken from the records of expeditions of 



