EMIGRATION 259 



I wrote a rather comprehensive report on the 

 central district before I left. I had, however, to 

 point out that my knowledge had been acquired in 

 Wau itself, so that the reports of officers who had 

 availed themselves of the opportunities, denied me, 

 of patrolling it would be far more valuable. After 

 pointing out that the Sultans were like landless lords, 

 mere holders of titles, a source of anxiety only on 

 account of their poverty, I pointed out that to facilitate 

 taxation, which the " development of empire " in- 

 variably brings in its train, it would be well to, say, 

 give to Kiango the Golos (his own people) now under 

 Morgan Kali, and return to the latter the Barei, now 

 under Kiango, and carry this right round ; otherwise 

 the levying of taxes through the chiefs would become 

 impossible or unfair. The continued emigration was 

 a great source of worry. It was in full flow when 

 I took over the district, and could not be stopped. 

 All wished to escape carrier work. A village of fifty 

 families of Jurs moved once to their relations, the 

 Dinkas, for this purpose. Carriers were conscripted. 



Complaints were rife that no payment had been 

 made for grain supplied or work done in previous 

 years. I can well believe this. The fault was 

 altogether that of the complainants. The sheikhs in 

 my time were too lazy to come in to receive even 

 the capitation grant on carriers due to them. I 

 very often had to send one of the Jehadia to bring 

 a man, who was owed a considerable sum, in to 

 receive it. 



The sifting of complaints was difficult. Till Captain 



