. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . nary Society for the embryo theo-logical institution he was at the time of the eventsnow narrated conducting at the former place, andwhich he has since carried on at His 1 Some time after the above was written—in the spring of 1884— Mr. Mackenzie entered upon the responsible duties of DeputyCommissioner for Bechuanaland, and though he has ceased to holdthe appointment, his name has become well-known and honoured byall who have followed the recent course of events in that troubleddistri


. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . nary Society for the embryo theo-logical institution he was at the time of the eventsnow narrated conducting at the former place, andwhich he has since carried on at His 1 Some time after the above was written—in the spring of 1884— Mr. Mackenzie entered upon the responsible duties of DeputyCommissioner for Bechuanaland, and though he has ceased to holdthe appointment, his name has become well-known and honoured byall who have followed the recent course of events in that troubleddistrict. 22 MATABELE LAND. loss must have been felt by many, both travellersand others, to whom he was ever ready to lend ahelping hand. On the present occasion, FrankOates felt strongly sensible of what he owed him forhis friendly aid and counsel, and some time later,after the travellers decease in 1875, it was againthis gentlemans good services and sympatheticwords that first softened the sorrow of his friendsat home when they received the unexpected intelli-gence of his death in the SNUFF-BOXES MADE FROM GOURDS.


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