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£10,000.
(1)
Sir Lewis Polly,
207.
The Committee included Sir Francis do tiiinton,
(3)
and Horace Wailer. It was no secret
that their object was to "form a large trading colony from
the )ombana base. "
(4)
The aspirations of the Mackinnon
clique agreed with the attitude of the Government, which
did not wish to be directly rearonaibl. e for the dangers and
expense of an East African Empire, but was prepared to
e=urage private enterprise. There was no shortage of
volunteers for the expedition,
(5)
and the members finally
chosen had almost all had military experiences often in
Africa,
(6)
The expedition did not fuilfil the pacific expectations
of the philanthropists. The return of the party in 1890
(1) F. O. Print k03%R Hcnorandun by Forgucoon 20th floveraber 1886.
(2) Sir `ranciu do Winton, 1835-1901, Governor of Gibraltar
1870.51 and secretary to another Imperialist the H rquis
of Lorne during the lntter'a Governor Generalchip of Canada$
IEVß_8)o Ile was an administrator in the Congo 1885.6. And
a member of the Fß. ß, &.
(3) Sir Lewis Pollyg woo formerly an administrator in Inida.
(4) F. O, Print 403/78. Op cit
(5) Parliamentary P pores, Vol L1 , 1890, correspondence respecting
Mr. Ctanlcy'a expedition for the relief of M du Pasha.
(6) Ibid.
Ctanleý to Euan Smith, 19th December 1889,
(2)