It is an institution begun and carried on by the natives in spite of great drawbacks from unjust Arabs.

It resembles the markets of Manyuema, but is attended every day by about 300 people.

No dura has been brought lately to Ujiji, because a Belooch man found the son of the chief of Mbwara Island peeping in at his women, and beat the young man, so that on returning home he died.

The Mbwara people always brought much grain before that, but since that affair never come.
The Arabs send a few freemen as heads of a party of slaves to trade.
These select a friendly chief, and spend at least half these goods brought in presents on him, and in buying the best food the country affords for themselves.

It happens frequently that the party comes back nearly empty handed, but it is the Banians that lose, and the Arabs are not much displeased.