74 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ( No.96 Wages show a tendency to rise, but the usual rate for unskilled labourers in the highlands has hitherto been from 6 to 8 rupees per month, with rations costing about 2 rupees included for men sleeping on the farm . In the Kavirondo country 3 to 5 rupees has been the customary rate. Near the coast unskilled labourers are paid between 8 and 12 rupees, overseers between 15 and 25. House servants are more expensive ; their wages range between 15 and 60 rupees per month , the latter sum being the cost of a good Goanese cook.

Labour Conditions. - Labour conditions in EastAfrica present no such complicated and serious problems as those of European countries. Forced labour is for bidden , and provision is made that every native em ployed knows the character of the work , the period of service, and the rate of pay at which he undertakes to serve.

(2) AGRICULTURE Products of Commercial Value. The coast belt, highlands, and inland lake districts of East Africa provide three main types of agricultural conditions, with a very wide range of products. In Uganda there are 120,000 acres under cotton ; smaller areas are culti vated in the sister Protectorate, near Lake Victoria , and also near the coast and along the Juba and Tana Rivers . Another leading industry which is expanding rapidly in both Protectorates is coffee-growing. Cacao is being cultivated on a large scale in Uganda, and tea planting might succeed in the highlands of East Africa , were labour conditions more favourable. Flax -grow ing in East Africa is a nascent industry of exceptional promise. The staple food of many Uganda tribes is provided by the plantain and banana trees, which occupy approximately three-quarters of a million The other native foods, such as millet, maize, rice, pulse , sesame, sweet potatoes , ground-nuts , and cassava, are produced extensively in both Protectorates; of millet , maize , sesame,ground-nuts, and pulse there is a surplus available for export . Wheat is grown mainly acres .