246 CAFFER FAIR. 



The attendance of the natives at the fair had 

 considerably decreased since my last visit ; and the 

 amount of trade had proportionally diminished.. 

 This was attributable to recent regulations, which 

 had permitted the trader to enter the CafFer country, 

 and barter with the various tribes at their own 

 kraals. 



During our short stay on this occasion at Fort 

 Wiltshire, a place which has been described in a 

 previous chapter, we were kindly entertained by Mr. 

 Morgan, Assistant Staff- Surgeon at this Military 

 Station, who has recently favoured the South African 

 Institution with several excellent papers relative to 

 the habits of the Gaffers, and to them I am in- 

 debted for some very interesting particulars upon 

 this subject. 



