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Angoni, a Zulu race who are said to have crossed 

 the Zambesi in 1825, and who appear to be a very 

 warlike people. 



Most people in British Central Africa seem to 

 think that these races w T ill never attack the white 

 man, but I think all experience leads one to the 

 belief that sooner or later a conflict must occur. 



It seems a pity that we should still trust so 

 much to Sikh soldiers. Both Makua and Atonga 

 seem to have behaved with extraordinary pluck 

 in these recent wars, and the Germans habitually 

 engage Atonga from our territory as soldiers. 

 Moreover, the Angoni, if really Zulus, are probably 

 excellent fighting men. 



At the same time, British Central Africa is so 

 new that it is of course much less trouble to bring 

 soldiers and workmen from India ; yet surely it 

 is a pity that when our missionaries and traders 

 have brought on these races so far, they should 

 suddenly be dropped, and no further development 

 attempted. 



A very few suggestions may perhaps be per- 

 mitted me. 



The chief needs of British Central Africa are, 

 first, a railway from Matope to Chiromo, and 

 another from Karonga to Tanganyika ; secondly, 

 a covenanted civil service, in which knowledge of 

 native languages should be encouraged by solid 

 cash. Other less important requisites are a good 

 map on a 4-mile to the inch scale, roads, and 



