JULY.] RESIDENCE AT LATTAKOO. 301 
NORTH OF LATTAKOO. 
Chue, which means the Honey Valley, lies between 
three and four days' journey from Lattakoo. The 
inhabitants are called Maakaraharee, or Poor Boo- 
tchuanas, because they neither have, nor, in their pre- 
sent situation, can have cattle or sheep. Their chief's 
name is Leevekue ; yet they acknowledge themselves 
dependant on the neighbouring chiefs and rich persons 
around. Their sons, for example, acknowledge them- 
selves to be, to a certain degree, in subjection to the 
son of him whom their father served. They hunt with 
the dogs belonging to these rich men : the skins also 
of the animals they kill they bring to these men; the 
rest is their own. Should they kill an elephant, the 
teeth must be brought to these superiors. They not 
only use the assagay in hunting, but also, hke the 
Bushmen, dig deep boles in the ground to take the 
animals. V/hen called out to assist in plundering 
expeditions against their neighbours, all they acquire 
must be given to their superiors, and they depend 
upon their generosity for any share. They are not 
permitted to wear cloaks of jackals' skins, or any dress 
which indicates rank or fortune : they only wear such 
skins as are not worn by the rich. Though numerous, 
they live in a scattered manner, only an inconsiderable 
number live with the chief. As a reward for their la- 
bours, they receive from the rich families to whom they 
are in subjection, assagays and tobacco. They are 
under the protection of Mateebe and Leyeise in case 
they are attacked, who discountenance any intercourse 
