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obtained at Mombasa or Nairobi, where the agents will 
put up just what is necessary. About a month before 
sailing from England a letter should be sent to the 
agents, stating the date of arrival and what porters, etc., 
will be required. The sportsman will then find every- 
thing ready for him, so that an immediate start may be 
made. 
Unless money is no object, I should not advise anyone 
to engage porters at Mombasa, as equally good men can 
be obtained at Nairobi, thus saving 20 rupees per head in 
return railway fares. It must be remembered that for 
transport work men are infinitely preferable to donkeys, 
as the latter are exasperatingly slow and troublesome, 
especially on rough ground or on crossing streams, where 
every load has to be unpacked, carried over, and then 
reloaded on the animal’s back. The caravan for one 
sportsman—if he intends going far from the railway—is 
usually made up as follows, though the exact numbers 
depend upon many considerations : 
Tollesdmans sp eee tee 50 rupees! per month. 
T.ACGOK... 27 ea tee 35 ‘ = 
T Gun- bearer (25.22. 447-28 20 ° * 
1 “ Boy” (personal servant)... 20 x . 
2 Askarts (armed porters)... 12 5 5s each. 
RO POlters es cess eee 10 # iB each. 
The porters are all registered, the Government taking a 
small fee for the registration; and according to custom 
half the wages due for the whole trip are advanced to the 
men before a start is made. The sportsman is obliged to 
provide each porter with a jersey, blanket and water-bottle, 
1 The rupee in British East Africa is on the basis of 15 to the 
£1 Sterling. 
