All the members of the expedition are very grateful to the following manufacturers who supported them in a most generous way:
Manufacturers whose products were of tremendous value and without which the expedition would have been seriously hampered were:
| Allen & Hanburys | Entavet |
| Barnards Ltd | Wire netting |
| B.D.H. | Medical supplies |
| British Nylon Spinners Ltd, Pontypool | Tarpaulins, etc. |
| Dexion Ltd | Dexion |
| Glaxo Labs Ltd | Animal food |
| Greengate & Irwell Rubber Co. Ltd | Nylon tarpaulins |
| Joseph Gundry & Co. Ltd | Special nets |
| Halex Ltd | Plastic goods |
| Kenneth G. Hayes Ltd | Finch nest baskets |
| Hounsfield Ltd | Camp-beds |
| Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Ltd | Medical supplies |
| The Oppenheimer Casing Co. (UK) Ltd | Polythene bags |
| Parke-Davis & Co. Ltd | Medical supplies |
| William Smith (Poplar) Ltd | Tarpaulins, tent, etc. |
| Thomas’s Ltd | Cages and special equipment |
| J. H. Thompson (Cutlery) Ltd | Cutlery |
| Transatlantic Plastics Ltd | Polythene bags |
| Varley Dry Accumulators Ltd | for ciné camera |
| Wire-Bands Ltd | Banding machine |
LONDON: Mr Miles, of Grindlay’s Bank Shipping Department, without whose efforts no members of the expedition would ever have arrived in the Cameroons.
VICTORIA: Mr Eric Saward, Acting Manager, U.A.C., and his wife, Sheila, who generously welcomed us to the Cameroons.
Mr MacCarney, Manager, U.A.C., who went out of his way to help us.
Mr Walker, of Elders and Fyffes Ltd, who saw that all food supplies for the animals were safely put upon the ship.
Mr Dudding, Assistant Commissioner, for all his help in arranging all our permits to catch animals.
Mr Austin, of the Agricultural Co-operative, who most kindly sent a large truck all the way up from the coast to Bafut to ensure that both we and our animals caught the ship on time.
KUMBA: Dr William Crewe, who so lavishly entertained both us and our animal cargo on our way down to the coast.
Mr Gordon, Manager, U.A.C., who supplied us with a four-wheel-drive Bedford truck to take our animals down to the coast.
MAMFE: Mr John Henderson, Manager, U.A.C., for whom our gratitude knows no bounds.
Mr John Topham, who invited both us and our animals to invade his house at the dead of night and did everything he could to assist us. He also provided a truck to take the animals down to the coast.
Mr John Thrupp, District Officer of the Mamfe Division, who bore our complaints and protests with fortitude.
Mr Martin Davis, Forestry Officer, who helped us in every way and brought us Tavy, our second black-footed mongoose.
BEMENDA: Dr Paul Gebauer, of the Cameroons Baptist Mission, who, as on previous expeditions, suffered much at our hands yet always welcomed us.
Mr Brandt, Manager, U.A.C., and his wife Rona, who did everything they could to make our stay in Bemenda enjoyable.
Mr Shadock, A.D.O., who helped us in many ways to smooth our departure.
Mr Macfarlane, Veterinary Officer of the Cameroons, who gave us invaluable assistance with our animal charges.
Mr Stan Marriot, of the Agricultural Department, who recharged our camera batteries and repaired our Land-Rover on countless occasions.
Mr Dennison, Manager, U.A.C., who helped us in any way he could.
TIKO: Mr Bowerman, of C.D.C., who made all arrangements for us to stay in the Rest House prior to our sailing.
Our thanks also to the Captain, officers and men of the M.V. Nicoya, and in particular to Mr Terrance Huxtable, the Chief Steward, who bore with us and our animals with great fortitude and understanding.
Last of all we would like to thank our good friend, the Fon of Bafut, for giving us ‘a happy time’.