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while the gun-bearer and “boy” get a pair of boots in 
addition. A cotton shelter-tent and a cooking pot must 
also be furnished for every five men. 
The food for the caravan is mostly rice, of which the 
Headman gets two &zbabas (a kibaba is about 13 |b.) per 
day ; the cook, gun-bearer, “boy” and askaris one and a 
half £zbabas, and the ordinary porters, one £zbaba, each 
per day. 
It is the duty of the Headman to keep discipline on the 
safari (caravan journey), both in camp and on the march, 
and to see to the distribution and safety of the loads, the 
pitching and striking of camp, the issue of poshko (food) to 
the porters, etc. He always brings up the rear of the 
caravan, and on him depends greatly the general comfort 
of the sportsman. For our trip at the beginning of 1906, 
we managed to secure a splendid xeopara, and never had 
the least trouble with the porters all the time. His only 
drawback was that he could not speak English, but he told 
me when he left us that he was going to learn. Anybody 
securing him as Headman will be lucky; his name 
is Munyaki bin Dewani, and he can easily be found at 
Mombasa. 
The cook is also an important member of the caravan, 
and a good one should be procured if possible. It is 
wonderful what an experienced native mptshz (cook) can 
turn out in the way of a meal in a few minutes after camp 
is pitched. 
As gun-bearer, most hunters prefer a Somali. I have 
never tried one, but am told that they are inclined to be 
troublesome ; they certainly rate themselves very highly, 
and demand about four times as much wages as an equally 
good Swahili. 
In camp, the duties of the askarzs are to keep up the fire 
and watch at night, and to pitch and strike the Azwana’s 
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