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to take us into Chama's village, and came a mile along the 

 road with us. Our road took us by a winding course from 

 one little deserted village to another. 



11 th December. — Being far from water we went two hours 

 across a plain dotted with villages to a muddy rivulet called 

 the Mukubwe (it runs to Moero), where we found the village 

 of a nephew of Nsama. This young fellow was very liberal 

 in gifts of food, and in return I gave him two cloths. An 

 Arab, Juma bin Seff, sent a goat to-day. They have been 

 riding it roughshod over all the inhabitants, and confess it. 



12th December. — Marenza sent a present of dura flour and 

 a fowl, and asked for a little butter as a charm. He seems 

 unwilling to give us a guide, though told by Kafimbe to do 

 so. Many Garaganza about : they trade in leglets, ivory, 

 and slaves. We went on half-an-hour to the Eiver Mokoe, 

 Avhich is thirty yards wide, and carries off much water into 

 Malunda, and so to Lake Moero. 



When palm-oil palms are cut down for toddy, they are 

 allowed to lie three days, then the top shoot is cut off 

 smoothly, and the toddy begins to flow; and it flows for a 

 month, or a month and a half or so, lying on the soil. 



[The note made on the following day is written with a 

 feeble hand, and scarce one pencilled word tallies with its 

 neighbour in form or distinctness — in fact, it is seen at a 

 glance what exertion it cost him to write at all. He says 

 no more than " 111 " in one place, but this is the evident 

 explanation ; yet with the same painstaking determination 

 of old, the three rivers which they crossed have their names 

 recorded, and the hours of marching and the direction are 

 all entered in his pocket book.] 



VSth December. — Westward about by south, and crossed 

 a river, Mokobwe, thirty-five yards. Ill, and after going 

 S.W. camped in a deserted village, S.W. travelling five 

 hours. Eiver Mekanda 2nd. Menomba 3, where we camp. 



