ABSTRACT
England, represented by the Royal Geographical Society, kept aloof from all connexions with that scheme—wisely, as subsequent events have shown. In the instructions issued by the Society, the Expedition was directed to explore the country between Dar-es-Salaam, to the south of Zanzibar, on the mainland, and Lake Nyassa, and to consider the practicability of constructing a road between these places. The only “sights” in Zanzibar are the Fort, where all criminals are confined; the Palace, consisting of the Sultan’s public rooms, where he spends the day and does his official work; and barn-like building, connected with the former by a covered passage. The wonderful activity of Dr. Kirk, through so many years of important consular employment—the hard work of the merchants, and the athletic sports in which the Europeans constantly engage, all combine to show that Zanzibar is worthy of a better name, as a residence for Europeans, than some writers have given it.
