36 Wanderings in Eastern Africa. 
with scarcely a redeeming quality ; and it is a thou- 
sand pities that they should ever have put their foul 
hands upon, and brought their paralyzing religion to. 
Eastern Africa. The country is doomed to the dust 
as long as Arab and Muhammadan influences pre- 
dominate. 
Another and very important section of the popu- 
lation is composed of emigrants from India ; Banians, 
Borahs, Khojahs, and the representatives of various 
other races and castes. Altogether they may number 
between 6,000 and 7,000 souls. They are protected 
British subjects, and live under the jurisdiction of 
H.B.M. consul. The principal trade of Zanzibar is in 
their hands. Lately it has been brought to light by 
the letters of Dr. Livingstone, that they have been, 
and still are, intimately connected with the slave trade. 
That this is so I myself have not the least doubt. They 
supply the material wherewith all commerce between 
the coast and the interior is carried on, and with this 
commerce the slave trade is mixed up. It cannot be 
otherwise till slavery on the coast shall be completely 
destroyed. Col. Rigby, at the time he was consul at 
Zanzibar, set his face with energy and determination 
against the holding of slaves by British subjects, 
and insisted upon the liberation of all who were so 
retained. Papers were signed, and the consul flattered 
himself that he had emancipated between 4,000 and 
5;000 souls. The slaves, however, were not emanci- 
pated. The whole transaction was found to be a dead 
letter. Nor could it be otherwise. While slavery is 
permitted to exist as a domestic institution among 
the natives, foreigners can hardly help being involved 
in it. He must either purchase or hire slaves, and, in 
