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on them to lend carriers to examine the Lake or to sell 

 goats, of which, however, they have very few, and all on 

 one island. 



The Lake discharges its water north-westward or rather 

 nor-north-westwards. We observe weeds going in that 

 direction, and as the Lonzua, the Kowe, the Kapata, the 

 Luaze, the Kalambwe, flow into it near the east end, and 

 the Lovu or Lofubu, or Lofu, from the south-west near the 

 end it must find an exit for so much water. All these 

 rivers rise in or near the Mambwe country, in lat. 10° S., 

 where, too, the Chambeze rises. Liemba is said to remain 

 of about the same size as we go north-west, but this we shall 

 see for ourselves. 



Elephants come all about us. One was breaking trees 

 close by. I fired into his ear without effect : I am too 

 Aveak to hold the gun steadily. 



30th Ayril. — We begin our return march from Liemba. 

 Slept at a village on the Lake, and went on next day to 

 Pambete, where we first touched it. I notice that here 

 the people pound tobacco-leaves in a mortar after they 

 have undergone partial fermentation by lying in the sun, 

 then they put the mass in the sun to dry for use. 



The reason why no palm-oil trees grow further east than 

 Pambete is said to be the stony soil there, and this seems a 

 valid one, for it loves rich loamy meadows. 



1st May, 1867. — We intended to go north-west to see 

 whether this Lake narrows or not, for all assert that it 

 maintains its breadth such as we see it beyond Pemba as 

 far as they know it ; but when about to start the headman 

 and his wife came and protested so solemnly that by going 

 N.W. we should Avalk into the hands of a party of Mazitu 

 there, that we deferred our departure. It was not with a 

 full persuasion of the truth of the statement that I con- 

 sented, but we afterwards saw good evidence that it was 

 true, and that we were saved from being plundered. These 



