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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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gian Congo. We were alwaysassured that there would be no difficulty in procur-ing carriers. It was, however, only thanks to peremp-tory instructions from Brazzaville that we obtainedthem, otherwise probably not a single man wouldhave been forthcoming. The soldiers sent out torecruit them are often murdered and eaten by theenraged natives. Even now it would be unsafe towander from the main road without a large militaryescort. The station managers strictly enforce the regu-lation forbidding traders to buy anything direct fromthe natives. All indigenous products, e.g. ivory andindia-rubber, must be brought to the stations, andthere sold to the traders through the medium ofthe officials. This certainly prevents the exploita-tion of the natives by unscrupulous adventurers,such as are to be found in every colony. At the pre-sent time this regulation can be enforced, but withthe future extension of commerce, difficulties willdoubtless arise. The chief trading company of the district north of
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