200 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. Chap. VII. 



brass and copper on her right, also a large ivory ring 

 above each elbow. She had a pretty bead necklace, and a 

 bead sash encircled her waist. The weight of the bright 

 brass rings round her legs impeded her walking, and 

 chafed her ankles ; but, as it was the fashion, she did not 

 mind the inconvenience, and guarded against the pain by 

 putting soft rag round the lower rings. 



Justice appears upon the whole to be pretty fairly 

 administered among the Makololo. A headman took some 

 beads and a blanket from one of his men who had been 

 with us ; the matter was brought before the chief, and he 

 immediately ordered the goods to be restored, and decreed, 

 moreover, that no headman should take the property of 

 the men who had returned. In theory, all the goods 

 brought back belonged to the chief ; the men laid them at 

 his feet, and made a formal offer of them all ; he looked at 

 the articles, and told the men to keep them. This is 

 almost invariably the case. Tuba Mokoro, however, fearing 

 lest Sekeletu might take a fancy to some of his best goods, 

 exhibited only a few of his old and least valuable acqui- 

 sitions. Masakasa had little to show ; he had committed 

 some breach of native law in one of the villages on the 

 way, and paid a heavy fine rather than have the matter 

 brought to the Doctor's ears. Each carrier is entitled to a 

 portion of the goods in his bundle, though purchased by 

 the chief's ivory, and they never hesitate to claim their 

 rights ; but no wages can be demanded from the chief, if 

 he fails to respond to the first application. 



Our men, accustomed to our ways, thought that the 

 English system of j)aying a man for his labour was the 

 only correct one, and some even said it would be better to 

 live under a government where life and labour were more 

 secure and valuable than here. While with us, they 

 always conducted themselves with propriety during Divine 

 service, and not only maintained decorum themselves, but 



