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only supply a great part of Central Africa, but also find their 
way to the west coast of Lake Victoria, to Entebbe, and to 
Bukoba. 
From what I have just described it will be seen that Katwe is 
a place of great commercial importance, so that it was no cause 
for surprise that some difference of opinion should have arisen as 
to the position of the thirtieth degree of longitude, which passes 
directly through it, and forms the boundary line between the 
British territory and the Congo State. Before the discovery of 
this valuable spot the meridian ran by it on its eastern side, so 
that its incorporation in the Congo State was undoubted. Yet 
after its discovery the British Colonial Office came to the con¬ 
clusion that a very grave error in surveying had been committed. 
A very clever astronomer then succeeded in shifting the longi¬ 
tudinal degree to the west of Katwe, so that the town fell into 
British territory. On this justifiable doubts arose in the minds of 
the Belgians concerning the accuracy of the latest survey. In 
order to arrive at a final settlement of the matter, Belgian and 
British Commissions were again sent out, and their labours were 
just concluding when we arrived on the scene. These two com^ 
missions had transferred the seat of their energies to the north of 
the Semliki, but we were privileged a little later on, shortly before 
they returned to their homes, to be entertained in both their camps 
in the most cordial and hospitable manner. 
At present the monopoly of the salt industry lies in the hands 
of Sultan Kasakama of Toro, though after the question of its 
national incorporation has been settled once and for all, the 
administration of Katwe will probably pass into more expert 
hands. 
We returned to Kasindi on the 5th of January, and there took 
counsel together as to the division of work for the coming months. 
Czekanowski was to travel round to the eastward of Ruwenzori, 
touching at Toro and Unyoro. Raven was to go to the south of 
these mountains, to undertake special work in the land of the 
Wasongora. We others intended to follow closely the course of 
the Semliki to Beni. We looked to the western slopes of the 
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