viii PREFACE present-day observer, to the student of mankind and the lover of Nature, Hving and still ; to describe the amenities of sport and travel in widely separated districts amongst varied peoples, one of which was new in submission to the white man ; with a concise review of sociological conditions and of a history which is more or less unknown to the multitude.

H. LINCOLN TANGYE.

Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire.