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tributaries of these swamp-rivers, which are fre- 

 quently half a mile broad, must be crossed ; and 

 two hills at least for each. 



Hence it is obvious that the secret of the future 

 local development of these regions is to turn these 

 obstacles of transport into means of carriage by 

 cutting narrow canals through them. 



The Katonga river is utterly and entirely useless 

 for navigation. It is not navigable within half a 

 mile of its mouth where I crossed it, and Captain 

 Lugard also saw it. If Mr. Stanley really means 

 to say it is navigable, it must have changed in 

 every respect since he went there. Captain 

 Lugard, in fact, crossed it without even wetting 

 his feet, 25 miles from the mouth. 



It may be useful for the local development of 

 Buddu, but certainly is of no use for through 

 traffic. 



There are two other methods of reaching the 

 Albert Nyanza. One by the Albert Edward 

 Nyanza, and the other by the Nile from Bipon 

 Falls. 



I have not been able to grasp clearly the number 

 of miles of waterway by the latter route, but so 

 far as I can judge there must be 25 miles from 

 Ripon Falls to Isamba, and probably 70 miles from 

 Fauvera to the Albert Nyanza which cannot be 

 utilised. 



The other route would leave the Kagera river at 

 the bend mentioned above ; at a distance of 60 



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