Eksempler på porter

• Discussions took place at the upper echelons of the administration over how to ' provoke ' men to ' volunteer ' as porters.

• The category of messengers and porters was derivative of a wider variety of ' connective ' services.

• Often the caravans were formed by individuals carrying their own trade goods, and small employers who hired just a few porters each.

• The transport of goods was effectuated by donkey drivers, head porters and, occasionally, bull-carts.

• The kirangozi had no substantial power ; the position was more a matter of honour and status, with a few more opportunities for personal gain than were available to regular porters.

• Costs of nursing and doctors' time, input from other staff (secretaries, porters), use of consumables and overheads (administration, cleaning, heating, etc.), and capital costs were allocated per bed-day.

• My point is not that human porters are more efficient than draft animals at transporting goods, but that the superiority of draft animals has been overstated.

• A prolonged delay in supplying guides or porters might succeed in forcing the traveller to stay the night, and provide the opportunity for more complex ceremonies to transfer semangat.