Belteshafrica] FINANCE ; GENERAL REMARKS 87 Europeans. It is chiefly the labour difficulty that im perils the success of plantation enterprise ; and in view of this the prospective investor will do well to be shy of ambitious new ventures , and to pay more attention to the well-established companies , which are familiar with the economic conditions of the country.

(E) GENERAL REMARKS Of the three requisites for economic prosperity the East Africa Protectorates possessthe first, useful pro ducts, in abundance ; the second, labour, in bare suffi ciency ; the third, transport facilities, in a measure inadequate for progress.

Of experimental industries, some, as for example those of sanseviera fibre and wild rubber, have proved failures, while the success of others is still doubtful, at least in competition with other domestic cultures. Thus, in Uganda, other branches of agriculture have been overshadowed by cotton-growing, an industry which is an instructive instance of native co -operation under Government control and guidance. Whether by individual effort or by combination many other in dustries afford excellent prospects and are practically sure of success. In respect of its products the future of East Africa is very bright.

With regard to labour, the Governments are faced with the problem of holding the balance between oppos ing influences. The uncivilized native desires a life of indolence complete and undisturbed : the mission aries, who have done much to educate him for agricul tural and industrial work , would prefer to see him farm his own small property ; while the settlers and plantation -owners depend on him for the labour which will give them a reasonable profit and in the aggregate secure the country's prosperity. There are abundant opportunities for both hired and independent, skilled and unskilled labour; the one attitude that cannot command sympathy is the refusal to work at all.