On inquiring whether human sacrifices were still made, as in the time of Pereira, at Cazembe's, we were informed that these had never been so common as was represented to Pereira, but that it occasionally happened, when certain charms were needed by the chief, that a man was slaughtered for the sake of some part of his body.

He added that he hoped the present chief would not act like his (mad) predecessor, but kill only those who were guilty of witchcraft or theft.

These men were very much astonished at the liberty enjoyed by the Makololo; and when they found that all my people held cattle, we were told that Matiamvo alone had a herd.

One very intelligent man among them asked, "If he should make a canoe, and take it down the river to the Makololo, would he get a cow for it ?" This question, which my men answered in the affirmative, was important, as showing the knowledge of a water communication from the country of Matiamvo to the Makololo; and the river runs through a fertile country abounding in large timber.

If the tribes have intercourse with each other, it exerts a good influence on their chiefs to hear what other tribes think of their deeds.