the lake to the saw-mill, so that we may hope before very long to have a plentiful supply of wood. It is an interesting fact that the railway to Uganda has been unable to use wooden sleepers, because of the voracity of the white ants. Iron sleepers from England are at present in use. The timber most commonly employed resembles box, beech, and similar hard woods. No doubt there are many soft woods, such as pine, but we have not seen these much in use. The white ants have a great fancy for all sorts of non-resinous timber.
Travelling is usually accomplished on foot, though cycles are a help when the country is anything like level. Horses, mules, and donkeys do not appear to be able to live very long. In most parts of Uganda cattle do not thrive, though they do fairly well; but draught animals appear to suffer from want of good fodder, and in many cases have died from what the
