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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3659, 30 June 1927, Page 4

CHICKEN COINAGE nyassalandTfinance. NO RARER MONEY. Throughout llii' whole of ihe (.ironl War Nyasalaiid was the only country in the British Empire that retained its gold currency and to-day no paper money is in circulation there. When a traveller enters Nyasalaiid the (.’us toms officer at Port Herald, the place of entry, relieves him of all his paper money, giving him in return gold and silver coinage equivalent in ihe amount. Upon leaving Nyasalaiid the traveller is required to return hi-- gold and accept notes in place of lhis, ami all attempts to evade this regulation are dealt with severely. Few of-the Nyasalaiid native-, re.-og-

disc llit' currency ill' the win Li- races. Their standard is based on chickens and fowls. At usual exchange rales: one chicken is regarded as being worth one shilling. .Natives are hired at the rate of so ninny chickens a day. hut it has now become the practice' lot employers to pay the natives in cash equivalent. A pound of tea is valuer! at “two chickens,” three or lour pounds of sugar at “one chicken.” and a hag of mealies at “35 chickens!” The Angoni natives. whose usual haunt is the Nyasahmd forests, .‘.•pend most of their time in singing and dancing. The professional dancing men construct quaint instruments that resemble large tent mallets, to winch •strings have heen fixed. and with these they produce remarkable music. 1

wovjv (71 v/uu.A ivuiiunu | m- liimu . Rows of large nuts :ue fixed mound their feet. These are hollowed out and partly filled with pips and stone*, i and rattle loudly with every move-’ went of the dancing men. THE CAPITAL. The white population of Xyasalantl is under •!()()(), therefore Hlantyre. the capital, is a very small place. It is prettily situated, being built on jiills. like some of the large capitals in Europe and Asia. The cathedral, a striking brick building, was designed and erected by a missionary who knew nothing of architecture, hut the build-’ jug is one of the J/est in the tiny town. This town was founded in 1876 by Scottish, missionaries and is named

after Livingstone’s birthplace. In 1914 David 1 jivingstono’s son was among those killed when tin' natives attacked the Mamlala store in Thantyre. It was because this danger threatened that the African Lakes Corporation, which is known more familiarly as Mandala. built their headquarters in the form of a strong fort, it is severe looking and square in shape. It is provided with turret* and loopholes and all those oilier features of a military outpost. In tiio 1914 (igiil the natives broke down the main gates and there was considerable loss of life in the hai.ile that succeeded this. The popular designation of the African Lakes Corporation is really the native name fer spectacles. These were worn by the Scotsman who founded this business and before very long he was known to the natives as Mandala, and in time the firm inherited the term.

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