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many fine butterflies about and at least five species of Pcvpilio ; 
but the dominant insects were the locusts, and I trod on many 
hundreds as they crawled on the path. The bushes and trees 
were loaded down with them, for it is about the biggest swarm 
ever known in the Protectorate. At one time we thought the 
train would come to a standstill, as it slipped so on their bodies, 
but a boy was sent along in front of the engine to brush them 
off the track. The air as far as the eye could see was simply 
alive with them. 
NOTES 
NOTES ON THE WA-SEGEJU 
By Capt. T. A. Dickson 
The Wa-Segeju originally inhabited an area north of 
the Tana river known as Shingwaya, and were therefore 
neighbours of the Wa-Digo. 
In consequence, however, of the constant raids of the Wa- 
Galla, the Wa-Segeju, under the leadership of Mwamsimburi, 
trekked southwards and settled at Ormuz (Pong we) in Vanga 
District. 
No settlements were made en route , and the migration 
is stated to have been prior to that of the Wa-Digo. 
The original Kisegeju is stated to be more akin to Ki- 
Galla than Ki-Digo, and many Galla proverbs are used by 
the Wa-Segeju. There seems, however, to be no other remaining 
traces of resemblance ; the features of the Segeju have more 
of the distinctive characteristics of the Wa- Galla. 
On the other hand, their customs are quite distinct from 
the Wa-Digo. Inheritance is from father to children, and 
property is equally divided. Land is communal, cultivation 
giving right to individual tenure. 
The clan system is, or rather was, the basis of tribal 
constitution. 
The chief, or leader, is always chosen from the clan of 
Mwakamathi. 
