Recapitulation.

Journey.Days.Transport.
Gondokoro to Nimule7 to 8March on foot. Carriers.
Nimule to Wadelai6 „ „
„ „ 6 to 8Row-boat.
Wadelai to Butiaba4 to 6Sailing boat.
„ „ 3Steam launch.
Butiaba to Kampala4 to 8Mule cart.
„ „ 10 to 12March. Carriers.
Kampala to Entebbe1Mule cart.
„ „ 2March. Carriers.
Entebbe to Port Florence2 to 3Steamer.
„ „ „ 8 to 15Sailing boat.
Port Florence to MombasaTrain.

Record possible, Gondokoro to Mombasa: 25½ days.

140.—ROADS in the LADO ENCLAVE.

Roads.A road runs from Kiro to Rejaf direct, at some distance from the river bank, with a branch road to Lado.

The road from Rejaf as far as Faraji—170 miles to the S.W.—is about the same width as a good English high road. It has many bridges over streams, small khors, &c. They are made of wood and are not at all strong. There is a project to run automobiles[54] over this road, but the bridges are not at present (June, 1903) strong enough. One automobile will probably run between Rejaf and Yei station (94 miles), and another from Yei to Dongu (62 miles), as there is no bridge over the Yei. The Yei and Dongu are 40 to 60 yards broad and very deep during the rains.

There are some parts of the road which are worse than others, and it is proposed to have small stations at which bullocks will be kept in order to pull the automobiles over them.

There are rest-house stations every two or three hours the whole way from Rejaf to Dongu and Ibembo (v. below). At each of these stations there are houses for Europeans, and at a great number of them bananas, pawpaws, fowls, eggs, &c., are now obtainable.

Vegetables, bananas, &c., are being planted at all the stations.

Each station is in charge of one or more soldiers.