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turn with the main stream itself to the north, and 
“ after the confluence of the Kasai with the Quango, 
an immense body of water collected from all these 
branches, finds its way out of the country by means 
of the River Congo or Zaire, on the Western 
Coast” (chap. xxii.). He adds : “ There is but one 
opinion among the Balonda respecting the Kasai 
and the Quango. They invariably describe the 
Kasai as receiving the Quango, and beyond the 
confluence assuming the name of Zaire or Zer^zere. 
And thus he verifies the tradition of the Portu¬ 
guese, who always speak of the Casais and the 
Coango as “supposto Congo.” It is regrettable that 
Dr. Livingstone has not been more explicit upon 
the native names. The Balonda could hardly have 
heard of the semi-European term Zaire, which is 
utterly unknown even at the Yellalas. On the 
other hand, it must be borne in mind that Maxwell 
was informed by native travellers that the river 
600 miles up country was still called “ Enzaddi,” 
and perhaps the explorer merely intends Zaire to 
explain Zerezere. It is hardly necessary to notice 
Douvilles assertion (ii. 372). 
Meanwhile the late Ladislaus Magyar, who had 
previously informed the Benguelan Government 
that the Casais was reported to fall into the 
Indian Ocean at some unknown place, in 1851 
followed this great artery lower than any known 
traveller. He heard that, beyond his furthest 
