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the fact that the first time I went to South 

 Africa with remounts I was kept nearly a 

 fortnight at Cape Town waiting for a troop 

 ship to take me back. I might have returned 

 at once in a mail steamer, but the mlHtary 

 authorities would not sanction the extra 

 expense. During my detention, I received 

 I2S. 6d. a day for the first week, and after 

 that 7s. 6d. a day ; although five half crowns 

 was the smallest daily sum for which board 

 and lodging (to say nothing of Incidental 

 expenses) could be procured at any of the 

 hotels Fortunately this apparent loss of 

 time and money did not injuriously affect 

 me, because it was more than made up by 

 the valuable opportunities I got for photo- 

 graphing types of horses I could not have 

 otherwise obtained. On my return to Eng- 



