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dues is levied on all goods entering the Senussi country and a small 

 sum on the sale of a camel, sheep or goat, but it is expected that, in 

 view of the friendly relations at present existing between the 

 Italian Government and the Emir Idris, a system of customs will 

 be organised to encouraget trade between the interior and the 

 coastal districts. In the future it will be interesting to observe in 

 what direction the Senussi will develop. 



The organisation has departed from the basic elements of its 

 inception. Begun as an isolated religious confraternity, it has 

 expanded by way of mercantile and political influence into a 

 dynastic entity whose desire for civilisation must necessarily force 

 it along lines widely divergent from those contemplated by its 

 founder. It is certain that the Emir Idris will have the whole- 

 hearted support of the country in whatever course he chooses to 

 pursue, and with the present sympathetic co-operation of the 

 Italian Government it is probable that he will lead the march of 

 Arab progress in North Africa. 



