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obtained at Mombasa or Nairobi, where the agents will 

 put up just what is necessary ; personally, I found Messrs. 

 Newland and Tarleton of the latter place very reliable. 

 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 everything 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 : 



i Headman 50 rupees l per month. 



i Cook 35 



i Gun-bearer 20 



1 " Boy " (personal servant).. 20 



2 Asian's (armed porters)... 12 each. 

 30 Porters 10 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 

 i sterling. 



