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Ducks ... ... ... ... ... ... is. to 25. each 



Fowls (sometimes 4^. or 6<L each) ... ... 3^. ,, 



Pigeons 2d. ,, 



Maize (depends on district and season) ... %d. to 2.d. per Ib. 



Sweet potatoes (depends on district and season) ^d. to 2d. per Ib. 

 Eggs (often bought for a dessert-spoonful of 



salt) .. ... ... Three a penny. 



Pumpkins id. to 2d. each. 



Bananas or plantains 6d. per bunch. 



Groundnuts ... id. to 2d. per Ib. 



Mushrooms (four varieties) ... ... ... For the picking. 



Many of the above commodities can be bartered for 

 meat or salt, which are always in great demand. 



PRICES OF IMPLEMENTS, ETC. 



EACH. 



Native axes or adzes ... ... ... ... is. 



Baskets (according to size) ... ... ... $d. to 6d. 



Mats, long (2oft. or so), name mkeka 15. 6d. to 35. 



,, short (6ft. or so), ,, ,, ... ... 6d. 



Goatskins $d. 



Wildcat skins ... 6d. 



Serval skins ... ... ... ... ... is. to 2s. 



Otter skins (in some places cheaper) 25.1045. 



Leopard skins ... ... ... ... ... 55. to 105. 



Spears 15.1035. 



Native drums (the real thing) ... ... ... 105. to i 



,, ,, (made to sell) 25. 6d. to 55. 



Dugouts (canoes) i to 2 



Ordinary sleeping mats used by natives 



(mpassa) ... ... ... ... ... 3^. 



USUAL PRICES OF LABOUR (NATIVE). 



Per Mensem. 



Hunters (gunbearers and spoorers) ... ... 45. to 105. 



Carriers (usual price 45. and food extra) ... 45. to 65. 



Cooks (according to experience) 75. to 155. 



Table boys (according to experience) ... ... 45. to 85. 



Platewashers and pot cleaners (according to 



experience) ... ... ... ... ... 25. to 45. 



Head boys (capitao) ... ... ... ... 55. to 155. 



Common plantation labour ... ... ... 35. to 55. 



Children (the women do not often work on 



plantations) ... ... ... ... ... 15. to 25. 



