108 Equatorial Province, Agriculture is neglected for hunting, although, the ground is most fertile. The soldiers at the various stations cultivate sorghum, maize, earth nuts, water melons, &c.

The chief agricultural products are sorghum (dokhn in the south), sweet potatoes, bananas, ground nuts, &c. The bark of the acacia tree is used for tanning.

Tobacco is much cultivated, and the best produced in the countries of the White Nile is considered to come from the Lattuka. It is known under the name of Kaniett, and the finest is grown on Jebel Molong.

Cattle, sheep, and goats are found in great quantities. Elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, lions, leopards, baboons, hyenas, and antelopes are the principal, and are all plentiful. The leopards are the most dangerous to men and cattle.

Snakes are also numerous. Formerly there v/ere great numbers of ostriches, but these have generally disappeared.

Crocodiles are found in the ponds and lakes, where fish is also abundant.

In the lowlands about Okkela, cattle, donkeys, mules, &c, do not thrive, probably from the absence of salt, and the impurities of the water.

Tarrangole. Tarrangole, the principal village, was occupied by Nubian merchants for 25 years ; it was a central depot for ivory, but, owing to the warlike character of the natives, the slave trade never gained a footing.

Agaru, as mentioned before, is a species of sanatorium, being placed high up among the hills.

Okkela is situated in the low country on the borders of the marsh land, and is thickly populated.

This tribe are also good hunters, but not to be compared to the Lattuka. They only carry two spears. Corn growing is one of the chief occupations.

They carry on a certain amount of traffic with the Lango people in ivory and ostrich feathers. There are great quantities of ostriches to be found on the wide savannahs of Lango land.

As in Lattuka, the women greatly outnumber the men. The Shuli cultivate red dhura as well as the sorghum corn.

Lado. Lado, the capital, was a well-built town ; the divan, offices, mosque, and Government buildings being made of