. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . d luxuriant as mangoes. In a coco-nut shamba that I passed I noticed that youngplants had been planted to fill up gaps amongst the oldertrees, which were nearly all lanky and some dying. It is aquestion whether the death of these trees has been caused byneglect or by excessive tapping for toddy. All the fieldswere then being cleared in readiness for sowing. At 9 I hailed to allow one of my Bajoni askaris to go XX TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA 385 on
. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . d luxuriant as mangoes. In a coco-nut shamba that I passed I noticed that youngplants had been planted to fill up gaps amongst the oldertrees, which were nearly all lanky and some dying. It is aquestion whether the death of these trees has been caused byneglect or by excessive tapping for toddy. All the fieldswere then being cleared in readiness for sowing. At 9 I hailed to allow one of my Bajoni askaris to go XX TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA 385 on ahead to deliver the letters I was bringing to the Wa-Siyuhead-men, and to advise them of my coming. Siyu beingnow visible in the distance, with a thick fringe of coco-nuttrees behind it, I halted under a borassus palm, and whilstresting, several women passed me carrying cut strips of fan*palm leaves, tied into bundles, for making mats and rope. After ten minutes halt I started again for Siyu, which Ireached at , it having taken me exactly two and ahalf hours—deducting thirty-five minutes for various halts—• SkctrkMap of Siyii. rnr-tftrrrnt
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