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new system. In these efforts we were effectively seconded by the African 
Lakes Company which established a Banking Company, with its main office 
at Blantyre and branches at Chinde and Fort Johnston. Native wages are now 
paid in cash, and the Administration receives most of the native taxes in cash, 
though produce is still accepted in payment of taxes in the outlying districts. 
Finally, it may be stated that the local revenue raised from Customs Duties, 
Stamp Duties, and Native Taxes, which in the year ended March 31st, 1892, 
was only ^1700 in value, was in the year ended March 31st, 1896, over 
^22,000. 
Attempts, in some degree successful, have been made to check the indis¬ 
criminate slaughter of the elephant, rhinoceros, and gnu, 1 and this protection 
has now been accorded to the zebra, wild swine, buffalo, and most of the rare 
or more beautiful African antelopes. Two game reserves for the breeding 
of these animals unmolested by any attacks from man have been formed, and 
regulations for the protection of wild game were drawn up by the Foreign 
Office early in the present year (these will be found in an Appendix to 
Chapter IX.). 
Some mention should be made of the excellent work done by Mr. Alexander 
Whyte, F.Z.S., the head of our scientific department. He discovered on Mount 
Mlanje that most interesting conifer the Widdringtonia Whytei —discovered 
1 The same restrictions also apply to the giraffe, but the giraffe is of very doubtful existence in British 
Central Africa. 
THE GARDENS OF THE RESIDENCY, ZOMBA 
