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number of people. These are called " Mafundi," and 
are considered, as they deserve to be, a superior class 
of men to farm labourers, porters, and fishermen. The 
muashi (mason) runs up his rough stone walls 
with a good deal of proficiency, considering his 
materials and tools. The seramala (carpenter) 
makes huge doors, window frames, rude bedsteads, 
stools, etc. ; the muhunzi (smith) works at hoes, 
axes, bill-hooks, knives, etc. ; the shoemaker at his 
sandals ; and the tailor at the various articles of 
dress worn by the natives. The weaving of lemale, a 
coarse cloth worn by the Gallas, is carried on at Lamu, 
Patte, Sihu, and in most towns may be found a few 
people engaged in weaving coloured borders into im- 
ported materials. There are a few gunsmiths, some 
silversmiths, and, here and there a watch-mender is 
to be found. Knife and sword-handle making, too, is 
in some parts a busy trade. Ship-building, that is the 
building of native craft, is carried on to a greater or 
less extent at all the leading ports. 
They have a few professional men among them. 
They are the Kathi, lawyer or judge ; the Mualim, 
priest ; the Mana Chuoni, son of the book, or school- 
master ; and them Mganga, doctor or sorceror. These 
men are treated with the utmost respect, while the 
Sherifu, or descendant of the prophet, is regarded with 
superstitious deference. 
A large number of women are engaged on the 
plantations ; others in whatever drudgery may require 
to be done in town ; and others for household work, 
such as the hewing of wood, drawing of water, the 
pounding and grinding of corn, etc. Large numbers 
are retained as Suria (concubines) ; these are con- 
