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from Butanuka, Wimi, and Yeria. From this a 

 day's march would bring them to within measur- 

 able distance, at any rate, of Butindi, and from 

 this point it is probably only 50 miles to the 

 Albert Nyanza, the route lying through well-cul- 

 tivated and fertile country. Thus to reach by 

 this route the north end of the Albert Nyanza is 

 about seven days' march from the Albert Edward 

 Nyanza, and probably only fourteen days' march 

 from the Kagera river. 



Cattle appear to be very easily kept over the 

 whole country around the Albert and Albert 

 Edward Nyanzas ; those which I saw being all in 

 the very best condition. 



To administer the whole district of Kuwenzori 

 would neither be expensive nor difficult. It will 

 be seen from the preceding remarks that the fertile 

 and most promising part of the country is within 

 the hills. It is also advisable that there should be 

 a station within easy distance of, but not too near, 

 Kasagama's capital, and it is above all things 

 essential that it should be in a healthy position 

 near running water and timber. Some of the 

 ridges between the Yeria and Wimi rivers, nearly 

 fulfil all these conditions ; or it might be better to 

 choose a spot on one of the outer hills from which 

 it would be possible to overlook the plain to the 

 north, or that of Buisamba. 



The cost of such a station would not be great. 

 A competent European would probably require 



