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second Expedition he was presented by Lieut. Colonel Hamerton 

 with (500) five hundred dollars, almost double what he had 

 expected. He was also promised, in case of good conduct, a gold 

 watch, and an ample reward, which, however, was to be left to 

 the discretion of his employers. I could not recommend him 

 through Captain Rigby to the Government for remuneration. 

 His only object seemed to be that of wasting our resources and 

 of collecting slaves in return for the heavy presents made to the 

 native chiefs by the Expedition, and the consequence of his 

 carelessness or dishonesty was, that the expenditure on the 

 whole march, until we had learnt sufficient to supervise him, 

 was inordinate. When the Kafilah Bashi at last refused to 

 accompany Captain Speke to the Nyanza Lake, he was warned 

 that he also was forfeiting all claim to future reward, and when 

 I mentioned this circumstance to Captain Rigby at Zanzibar, he 

 then agreed with me that the 500 dollars originally advanced 

 were sufficient. 



" 9. With regard to the statement of Said bin Salim concerning 

 the non-payment of the seventy-three porters, I have to remark 

 that it was mainly owing to his own fault. The men did not refuse 

 to accompany me because I wished to diverge from the "correct 

 route," nor was I so unreasonable as to expect them to venture 

 into the jaws of the slave trade. Several caravans that had 

 accompanied us on the down-march, as well as the porters 

 attached to the Expedition, were persuaded by the slaves of 

 Ramjee (because Zanzibar was a nearer way to their homes) not 

 to make Kilwa. The pretext of the porters was simply that 

 they would be obliged to march back for three days. An extra 

 remuneration was offered to them, they refused it, and left in a 

 body. Shortly before their departure Captain Speke proposed 

 to pay them for their services, but being convinced that they 

 might be prevented from desertion, I did not judge advisable by 

 paying them to do what would be virtually dismissing them. 

 After they had proceeded a few miles, Said bin Salim was sent 

 to recall them, on conditions which they would have accepted ; 

 he delayed, lost time, and ended by declaring that he could not 

 travel without his dinner. Another party was instantly sent ; 

 they also loitered on the way, and thus the porters reached the 

 coast and dispersed. Before their departure I rewarded the 

 Kirangozi, or chief man of the caravan, who had behaved well in 

 exhorting his followers to remain with us. I was delayed in a 

 most unhealthy region for the arrival of some down porters, 

 who consented to carry our goods to the coast ; and to prove to 

 them that money was not my object, I paid the newly-engaged 

 gang as if they had marched the whole way. Their willingness 



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