THE MOTIVE FOR COMPLAINING. 
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to point out that, but for the money of Ludlia Damji and 
other Banians who borrow' from him, slaving, especially in 
these more distant countries, would instantly cease. It is 
not to be overlooked that most other trades as well as slav- 
ing are carried on by Banians ; the Custom House and re- 
venue are entirely in their hands ; the so-called governors 
are their trade agents ; Syde bin Salem Buraschid, the 
thievish governor here, is merely a trade agent of Ludlia, 
and honesty having been no part of his cpialifications for 
the office, the most shameless transactions of other Banian 
agents arc smoothed over by him. A common way he has 
of concealing crimes is to place delinquents in villages ad- 
jacent to this, and when they arc inquired for by the Sul- 
tan lie reports that they are sick. It was no secret that 
all the Banians looked with disfavor on my explorations 
and disclosures ns likely to injure one great source of 
their wealth. Knowing this, it almost took away my breath 
when I heard that the great but covert slave-trader Ludlia 
Damji had been requested to forward supplies and men to 
me. This and similar applications must have appeared to 
Ludlia so ludicrous that he probably answered with his 
tongue in his cheek. His help was all faithfully directed 
towards securing my failure. I am extremely unwilling to 
appear as if making a wail on my own account, or as if 
trying to excite commiseration. I am greatly more elated 
by the unexpected kindness of unknown friends and the 
sympathy and the liberality of Her Majesty’s Government 
than cast down by losses and obstacles. But I have a pur- 
pose in view in mentioning mishaps. 
Before leaving Zanzibar, in 18GB, I paid for and dispatched 
a stock of goods to be placed in depot at Ujiji ; the Ban- 
yamwezi porters, or pagazi, as usual brought them honestly 
to this governor or Banian agent, the same who plundered 
Burton and Speke pretty freely ; and he placed my goods 
in charge of his own slave Musa bin Saloom, wdio, about 
midway between this and Ujiji, stopped the caravan ten 
days, while lie plundered as much as lie chose, and went 
