Transport. 109 burnt bricks, and roofed with corrugated iron. The streets were wide and straight, and there was a broad promenade surrounding the station, a clear space of o0 yards being kept between the houses and the fortifiation. There were large gardens outside the fortifications, where Arab and European vegetables were grown. On the arrival of Chaltin's force in 1897, Lado was found to be in utter ruin and uninhabited.

Gondokoro, a station built in 1871 by Sir Samuel Baker, Gondokoro. has long been, abandoned. It is more unhealthy than Lado, and cannot easily be reached by water at all times of the year.

The transport in the Equatorial provinces has still to be carried on by porters ; ox wagons might in places be employed, but elephant transport would be the most suitable.

The porters used to form squads of 10 to 20 each, with a soldier in charge.

The natives refuse to march at night partly from fear of wild animals, and partly from their belief in the evil influence of the moon.

They likewise object to start early in the morning on account of heavy dews.