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the fibre from which the ya are made, could be obtained for the 
museum of the Royal Garden 
The following feos Sieadanive gives the results of the inquiry :— 
CAPE GOVERNMENT to COLONIAL OFFICE. 
Government House, Cape Town, 
89. 
My LORD, April 27, 18 
ITH reference to your Lordship’s Despatch, No. 68, of the 4th 
ultimo, I have the honour to enclose, for your information, a copy of a 
letter which I have received from Mr. mis Nicolls, forwarding a 
specimen of the fishing nets made by the natives living round Lake 
N ; 
The net which accompanied Mr. Nicolls’ letter has been forwarded 
by parcel post. 
(Signed) ` gies Doulas ROBINSON 
vernor and High Commissioner. 
The Righe Hon. Lord Knutsford, G. C M.G., 
&e. 
Mr, NICOLLS to Sir H. ROBINSON, 
British Bechuanaland, Mafeking, 
YOUR EO April 16, 1889. 
the honour to acknowledge the r receipt through Sir 
sidney shippard of ete communications from Lord Knutsford and 
e Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, in reference to fish nets made 
= the natives nia ke Ngami = Taan oned by me in a report 
made for 7a pE some time s 
I have much plea: in now forwa iig ‘by post this day a specimen 
of the nae in inao shal should feel happy if the authorities at Kew 
would be willing to accept some. The net I sent is the joint property 
of Mr. Robert Hicks of this place and myself. Some months since I 
m . Nicolls, Bel 
Meath, Ireland, and I have not the slightest doubt but that she would 
be only too wing to present same to the Royal Gardens, if application 
were made for 
I beg to bewin for information a short description of the plant from 
which the nets are manufactured, 
(Signed) ea “A. NICOLLS. 
The Right Hon. Sir eee G. Robinson, a ani MG: 
&c. 
{Enclosure, | 
FISH NETS from LAKE NGAMI and the BOTLETLE RIVER. 
The fibrous plant from which the Makouba tribes cate their nets is 
ake and the 
ý ; 
most a height of about 3 feet, The stems, or, more properly, stalks, 
so 
