The natives can make fire (_sika_) very easily. The woods usually selected for this purpose are _Zumbani_ and _Bg̊ebg̊a_. One piece is rounded, and the lower point is inserted in a small hole in the other wood, and then twirled with the palms of the hands round rapidly till sparks are emitted, and then very dry grass is placed at the bottom of the rounded stick, when it will light. Should the wood be slightly damp, a very small pinch of sand is placed in the hole to increase the friction. The _sika_ sticks can obtain fire almost as quickly as can a magnifying glass. On felling a tree in clearing a plantation it is a general custom in this district for the native to make a small ring of grass and lay it on the tree stump, and then to spit on the ring and to cover it with a large stone. Natives state, in explanation of this practice, that their people have always done it, but they cannot say for what purpose. The pottery whorls found in very old native huts are known to many natives, but not to all, for the author has heard natives explaining their purpose to other natives. These whorls had sticks inserted top-fashion through the centre hole, and were spun rapidly between the hands. These were used for drawing the threads from the mass of cotton, also, some say, in producing fire. The children find them and use them for tops. The whorls which are found in ruins, and which are doubtless antique, are made of soapstone and are excellently finished. The natives decorate the wooden doors of their huts, also the interior walls—check pattern being general for this purpose. The best decoration of doors is to be found in Gutu’s and Chibi’s districts. The native name for Victoria is _Duruben_, or _Durubeni_, sometimes _Vitori_. _Duruben_ is derived from the Dutch word _dorp_, and _Vitori_ is an attempt to pronounce Victoria. _Campeni_ is the name of the old township of Victoria, which used to be known as The Camp. Several isolated settlements of white people towards the south are called by the natives of those districts _Durubeni_, the termination being that of the locative case. The hillock in Victoria, near the gaol, used to be called “_Gòna Zhon_” (“They failed to capture the elephant”). The open veld about Victoria was called “_Bani ro moteio_” (“The plain without trees”). The salutation _Moro!_ or _Morra!_ employed by the natives is simply a corruption of the Dutch word _Morgen!_ _i.e._ Good Morning! In Cape Dutch _Morrè!_ is used, and from this the word _Morro!_ was evidently derived. The natives agree in stating that it is a Dutch word brought into the country by Dutch hunters and Cape Boys long before the British arrived. They ridicule all idea of its being of native origin, and state that in some districts it is not used. The practice of handshaking on meeting is one which the natives state has been copied from the white men.