218 811U1IT NOTES. 



Ill order to ensure the importance of the different localities 

 being shown clearly on the map, it is necessary for the traveller 

 either to print them on his map in letters proportionate to their 

 relative importance, or to give a list of their names in classes of 

 the various degrees of importance. The identification of names 

 and their proper recording in maps would be much facilitated if 

 all travellers would spell them phonetically in accordance with 

 the system promulgated by the R.G.S., and officially adopted by 

 the Government Departments and by the Intelligence Division, 

 War Office. 



Any traveller can do useful work whether he 

 can draw or not. 



(XIV.) — In conclusion it must be pointed out that much as 

 detailed reconnaissance of large areas are wanted, it by no means 

 follows that useful work cannot be done by any intelligent 

 traveller, who carefully records the distances and general direc- 

 tion of his marches, and all that he can see or learn as to the 

 physical feature of the country. Routes, of which the travelle'^ 

 has made no sketch at all, are sometimes, in the absence of other 

 information, made the basis of important negotiations ; so that no 

 one need be deterred from contributing to the advancement of 

 geographical knowledge, because he has little confidence in his 

 powers as a draughtsman. But under all circumstances it is 

 essential that the traveller should not trust to his memory, nor 

 to the chance that he will be able to assist in the compilation of 

 his work. Everything should be noted down in such a way that 

 it would be intelligible to a person absolutely ignorant of the 

 country. 



It is only by doing this that the explorer can ensure his 

 work obtaining full justice. 



