3i8 
Governor,  Sir  Alfred  Sharpe,  gives  the  approximate  distribution  of 
cattle  in  that  territory.  The  relation  to  Glossiyia  will  be  seen  on 
the  map  :  — 
CATTT.E  OWNED  IN  NYASALAND, 
North  Nyasa 
By  Europeai 
ns  426 
By  Natives 
13,955 
Mombera 
146 
22,000 
West  Nyasa 
JJ 
73 
2,000 
Marimba 
n 
205 
764 
Central  Angoniland 
1.923 
860 
South  Nyasa 
55 
432 
» 
63 
Upper  Shire 
873 
5J 
00 
00 
West  Shire 
197 
179 
Zomba 
1,634 
5) 
10 
Blantyre 
>? 
3,891 
176 
Mlanje 
557 
)) 
nil 
Ruo 
>> 
123 
5) 
150 
Lower  Shire 
J} 
173 
nil 
Indian 
148 
10,653 
41,190 
The  mineral  resources  of  North-Eastern  Rhodesia  have  not  yet 
been  developed  ;  as  a  consequence,  no  roads  exist  and  the  movement 
of  stock  is  confined.  Prior  to  1908,  Southern  Rhodesia,  where  the 
cattle  had  been  destroyed  by  East  Coast  Fever,  afforded  a  market  to 
the  breeders  round  Fort  Jameson;  and  to  speculators  who  travelled 
even  into  German  East  Africa  to  trade  in  cattle  with  the  natives 
there.  These  latter  drove  their  purchases  by  circuitous  routes, 
avoiding  tsetse  so  far  as  possible,  down  the  Loangwa  valley  and 
through  Portuguese  territory  ;  but  the  closure  of  Southern  Rhodesia 
save  through  the  ports  of  entry  at  Feira,  for  driven  stock,  and  at 
Livingstone,  for  those  sent  by  rail  from  North-Western  Rhodesia, 
has  practically  stopped  this  movement,  and  the  German  frontier  has 
also  been  closed  owing  to  the  rumoured  existence  of  East  Coast 
Fever  in  that  territory.*  Traffic  in  stock  between  natives  is  probably 
rare,  and  is  certainly  quite  local,  and  since  the  Administration  have 
for  some  years  wisely  prohibited  cattle  trading  between  Europeans 
and  natives,  the  only  movements  now  taking  place  are  between  the 
few  settlers,  the  stations  of  each  mission  society,  or  due  to  the 
*  Government  Gazette,  North-Eastern  Rhodesia,  1907-1908. 
