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grandfather's property as their father would, hacf he out outlived his father, though there are other issue of the grandfather. The rules of succession are the same as at Timbuctoo.

Persons of great landed property, of which there are many, employ agents or stewards; they let the lands,, and the rents are paid sometimes in kind, and sometimes in gold-dust and cowries. Houses are let by the month. He paid four Mexico dollars per month ; but a native would not have paid above two for the same house. A man who has five Mexico dollars a month, is esteemed in easy circumstances ; those, however, who have 30 or 40 per months are common.

REVENUES.

The king has 2 per cent, on the produce of the land. The revenues arise from the same sources as at Timbuctoo, but arfe much larger.

Foreign merchants pay nothing, as the Housaeens think they ought to be encouraged. The revenue is supposed to be immense.

ARMY. He cannot precisely tell the number of troops, but believes the king can raise 70,000 to 80,000 horse, and 100,000 foot. The horses are poor and small, except a few kept for the king's own Ten dollars worth of rice is sufficient for the daily food of a man a twelvemonth.