. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . BIX HAMID, LIWALI OF MELINDI. (Sesame or Gingelly). The rich soil appeared to bear readilythe rapid succession of crops, beginning with Guinea corn ormetamah, maize coming next and being followed by sim-sim,often put down before the last crop was out of the ground. The Liwali, who professed great willingness to assist me byevery means in his power, brought two samples of tobacco formy inspection. The first was the local variety grown nearthe Sabak
. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . BIX HAMID, LIWALI OF MELINDI. (Sesame or Gingelly). The rich soil appeared to bear readilythe rapid succession of crops, beginning with Guinea corn ormetamah, maize coming next and being followed by sim-sim,often put down before the last crop was out of the ground. The Liwali, who professed great willingness to assist me byevery means in his power, brought two samples of tobacco formy inspection. The first was the local variety grown nearthe Sabaki river, with very coarse dark leaves ; this tobacco isvery strong, and is only used for snuffing and chewing. The TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA CHAP. other was imported Arabian, and the Hght yellow leaves hadstill the whole stalk adhering to them, the whole plant havingapparently been cut down and cured at the same time. On the morning of July 19 I walked to .see the I^illarerected by Vasco da Gama to commemorate his visit toMelindi in the year 1498, when his ship was nearly Pillar, still in perfect preservation, is situated on a small. VASCO DA (;am.\s pillar, melindi. point south of Melindi, and forms a leading mark for shipscoming in. I returned inland through some coco-nut plantations, thelargest I passed through belonging to the Liwali of trees—planted wide apart, generally 40 X 40 feet, toallow of ground-produce being grown below—appeared butlittle cared for, the ground beneath being overgrown withgrass and weeds, and only here .and there had the groundbeen hoed a few feet from the trees, and the weeds and I TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA i; rubbish banked up round the stems. I remarked also nearsome slave-huts a large heap of husks thrown aside as useless,a proof that no use was made of the fibre. On Jul)- 20 Isent off my loads, packed on seven camels (a camel carriesfrom 360 to 370 pounds), one relay going to the Sabaki river,about four miles away, while
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