. asthere is no wagon way, and all burdens must be conveyed byhand, theue are great numbers of men who are employed ex-clusively in this labor. These carriers were formerly forcedinto service in any numbers, as the demand might suggest; andeven now it is more a service of compulsion than willingness;for the government, while almost forced in self-respect to enactlaws which have a show of kindness and justice, really encour-ages the disregard of those laws by the leniency with which itregards their violation by the different commander
. asthere is no wagon way, and all burdens must be conveyed byhand, theue are great numbers of men who are employed ex-clusively in this labor. These carriers were formerly forcedinto service in any numbers, as the demand might suggest; andeven now it is more a service of compulsion than willingness;for the government, while almost forced in self-respect to enactlaws which have a show of kindness and justice, really encour-ages the disregard of those laws by the leniency with which itregards their violation by the different commanders. Unwil-ling to relinquish its authority in Angola, the Portuguese homegovernment seems equally unwilling to support it by the neces-sary expense, and prefers to hire officials for it by rich oppor-tunities rather than reasonable salaries. It cannot cancel theopportunities without increasing the salaries, so the disregardof all protective ordinances is winked at, and the natives servefor nothing. It is interesting to observe in the natives of Angola—who,. FISHING SCENE IN ANGOLA.
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