. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . - much XIV TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA 285 I was much interested to find that these people cultivatedcoco-nuts, chiefly I am afraid for the manufacture of tembo(toddy), but they also sold some nuts. I also visited a fairlylarge plantation situated close to the river, surrounded by somevery fine forest trees. The coco-nuts were very lanky, beingplanted exceedingly close together, and intermingled withsome orange and papaw trees. I dined wit
. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . - much XIV TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA 285 I was much interested to find that these people cultivatedcoco-nuts, chiefly I am afraid for the manufacture of tembo(toddy), but they also sold some nuts. I also visited a fairlylarge plantation situated close to the river, surrounded by somevery fine forest trees. The coco-nuts were very lanky, beingplanted exceedingly close together, and intermingled withsome orange and papaw trees. I dined with Mr. Burt, whom I was sorry to find not at allwell, and no wonder, as he had to rough it a great deal. I was very sorry to hear of the frequent quarrels prevalentamongst the native villagers, chiefly confined to the Wa-Giryama, fights being the result. No poisoned arrows are,however, used in inter-tribal quarrels. I heard of a Girj^amaunder the influence of tembo splitting open the skull of alittle babe in its mothers arms. To atone for this the manwould have to give up two men, and it is the difficulty inobtaining these men that leads to the frequent fights. A
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