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twin banes — the dollar and the blood-feud. Pan- 

 ga-ni, Mbweni, and the other settlements on this 

 coast, nominally belong, by right of conquest and 

 succession,, to the Sayyid of Zanzibar, who in- 

 vests and confirms the Governors and Diwans. 

 At Panga-ni, however, these officials are par 

 conge d'^lire, selected by Kimwere, Sultan of 

 TJsumbara, whose ancestors received tribute from 

 the Mountains of Pare eastward to the Indian 

 Ocean, and who still claims the northern vil- 

 lages. On the other hand, Mbweni and the 

 southern settlements are in the territory of the 

 Wazegura, a violent and turbulent tribe, in- 

 veterate slave-dealers, and cunning at kidnap- 

 ping, whilst the Christian merchants of Zanzibar 

 have been thoughtlessly allowed by the Prince 

 Pregnant to supply them freely wdth muskets and 

 ammunition. Of course the two tribes, Wasum- 

 bara and Wazegura, are inveterate, deadly foes : 

 moreover, about a year ago, a violent intestine 

 feud broke out amongst the latter, who at the 

 time of our visit were "burning and plundering, 

 selling and murdering one another in all direc- 

 tions. About two months had passed since they 

 had cut the throat of one Moyya, a slave be- 

 longing to the Sayyid of Zanzibar ; and, as usual, 

 the murder was left unpunished. The citizens of 



