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 100 THE BRITISH EMPIRIC: — ZANZIBAR

Madagascar, the Italian Royal Mail Service (fortnightly) between Genoa- Zanzibar-Durban, and vice versa, and the Portuguese Government (periodical services) between Lisbon and their East and West African Colonies, via Suez Canal and the Cape. The British India Steam Navigation Company also maintain a service twice a month between Bombay-Zanzibar-Durban, and there are local services between Zanzibar-Mombasa-Aden and the Benadir Coast. The Government possesses two steamers which maintain regular weekly connection with Pemba, as well as making calls at Mombasa, Tanga, Dares-Salaam, and Mafia.

Ocean-going shipping dealt with in 1919, 440,737 tons (104 vessels) ; coastwise, 59,734 tons; dhows, 82,334 tons.

There is cable communication with Europe either via Aden or via Durban.

There are 75 miles of roads throughout the Island of Zanzibar suitable for motor traffic. A light railway runs north from the town to Bububu seven miles distant.

The Government maintains wiieless stations in Zanzibar and Pemba, and a telephone system in the town of Zanzibar, which is connected with the District and Agricultural stations in the country. There are seven post- offices in the two islands. Total number of articles dealt with at the post office in 1919 was 565,648 (letters, 324,792) ; in 1918, 665.580 (404,720 letters). The Post Office Savings Bank was started in 1907. At the end of 1919 there were 1,817 depositors, with 8,426Z. on deposit.

The British Indian rupee is universally current ; currency notes of 5 to 500 rupees are in circulation. The value of notes in circulation on December 31, 1919, was 35,57,490 rupees. Seyyidieh copper pice are legal tender up to 64 pice (= one rupee). A frasla (or frasila) of cloves is equivalent to 351bs. av.

High Commissioner. — Major-General Sir Edward Northey, K.C.M.G., C.B.

British Resident.— -^l^ox F. B. Pearce, C.M.G.

Books of Reference concerning British East Africa.

Correspondence and Further Correspondence relating to Zanzibar. London, 188(i

Annual Reports of the Administrator of East Africa. London. Reports of II. M. Commissioner in Uganda. Reports on the Mombasa-Victoria Railway. Precis of Infor- mation concerning the British East Africa Protectorate and Zanzibar, revised in the Intelligence Division of the War Office. London, 1902. Report by Mr. A. Whyte on his Travels along the Coast-Belt of the British East Africa Protectorate (Africa. No. 3. 19U3).

Report by J. Parkinson on the Geology and Geography of the Northern Part of the East Africa Protectorate (Cmd. 729). London, I<120.

East African Slave Trade, Reports, Sic, 1870-71, 1872-78, 1887-88, 1890-91 ; papers and correspondence 1892-96, 1897-99. London.

Despatch relating to Native Labour (Cmd. 878). London,

Foreign Office Reports. Annual Series. London.— Colonial Office Reports, Annual Series. London.

Hertslet's Treaties and the Map of Africa, by Treaty. 2ndcd., Vol. II. Loudon, 1897.

Handbook for East Africa, Uganda, and Zanzibar. Mombasa.

Drumkey' s (Y. S. A.), Year Book for British East Africa. Bombay.

Government Lands in British East Africa and Uganda. London.

An$orge (W. J.), Under the African Sun. [In Uganda.] London, 1899.

Arkell-Hardwtek (A.), An Ivory Trader in North Kouiu. London, 1903.

J$h*(liev. II. P.), Two Kings of Uganda. 2nded. London, 1897.

Austin (Major 11. IL), Among Swamps and Giants in Equatorial Africa. London — With Macdonald in Uganda. London, 1903.

i:iand-8utton(J.), Man and Beast in Eastern Ethiopia. London, 1911.

Broun (A. S.) f and Brown (G. G.), Editors: The Guide to South and East Africa. London, 1916.

Calvert (A. F.), German Ea»t Africa. London, 1917.

Churchill (Rt. Hon. W. Spencer), My African Journey. London, 1908. lColvilU(Hir IL), The Land of the Nile Springs. London, 1895.

Cranworth (Lord), Profit and Sport in British East Africa. London, 1919.