Notes on South African Hunting. 
9 
Route—Wages. 
leaders. It may, of course, be taken for 
granted, that a man who has had no experience 
in these purchases will, very likely, be imposed 
upon ; and if he has not made, arrangements 
to go with some hunter who knows the country, 
the best thing he can do is to confide himself, 
his cheque book, and his faith, to some sub¬ 
stantial business man in Kimberley or Durban. 
Wagons and oxen are, at present, very cheap. 
Probably a good Grahamstown wagon and 
12 oxen could be got for under ;^i50. A con¬ 
siderable outlay should not be grudged, as 
farther north it is impossible to remedy satis¬ 
factorily faults of wagon or oxen. Drivers" 
wages run about 2/- to 2/6 per diem, and 
leaders about i/- to 1/6 ; food has to be supplied 
them also. It is not less necessary to obtain 
good drivers and leaders than good oxen and 
wagons. These functionaries are invariably 
natives, and as such will get drunk, as a rule, 
on every available opportunity. Still they 
are necessary; and the difference between a 
good driver and a bad one is synonymous with 
the difference between a pleasant trip and the 
extreme reverse. 
