100 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

Kodj, Foweira, Keroto, and Magungo were evacuated, Masindi and Kissuna having been given up about two years before ; so that Egyptian territory is now bounded on the south by the Victoria Nile. New stations are being formed to guard this boundary, Magungo and Foweira being moved to the other side of the river, and the province of Makraka has also been incorporated with the Equatorial Provinces.

Dr. Emin Bey is now the governor of this large district, and in the interests of humanity I can only hope that he may long continue to hold his office.

The country is now so quiet that, were it not for the wild beasts which infest its jungles, one could safely travel over its whole extent armed with only a walking-stick ; this cannot be said of all parts of Africa. There are three mudirs or sub-governors under Emin Bey, one of Makraka, one of Kerrie, and one of Magungo, who divide the stations nearly equally, and are responsible for the order of their respective districts. Each station has a vakil or civil judge, and a military commander, each of whom has a katib or clerk. A weekly post connects all the stations together, and letters travel in perfect safety. Every three months a steamer should arrive from Khartoum.

It would not be of interest to give a detailed account of each station, so I will take Lado as an