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however, have heen sus])en(le(l for tlie ])eriod of the (hiration of 

 the war. 



Utihtv birds ( from an economic standpoint ) are ] protected 

 under the (iame Laws. l»ut I shall deal more fully with this under 

 the headin_^ of " Bird I'rotection." 



Natal and Ziilitland. — Idie ojien season lasts from the i st 

 May to 15th August, a fortnight shorter than that of the Trans- 

 vaal. The capture of game by any kind of traj) or snare is for- 

 1)idden. The use of the shot-gun is restricted to the smaller 

 antelope only. Penuits to shoot or capture the large game, or 

 game with.in a reserve, are obtainable from the Provincial Secre- 

 tary for a fee ranging from £=. upwai"ds. An ordinarv game 

 licence costs £i for an open season. Permits for the killing of 

 smaller game will be granted to landowners free of charge for a 

 period not exceeding six months, if they can ))rove that such 

 game are destroying their cro])s. Permission may also be 

 granted to residents and native chiefs to kill a limited number 

 of head of game for food. The sale of game meat is also 

 restricted, as in the Transvaal. 



Bcchiiaiialaiid. ^-The oi)en season is from ist March to 30th 

 September. Large game is protected by a licence, costing front 

 £2 for a fortnight to £20 for the full season. Tlie resident Com- 

 missioner has the power to issue permits witJTout charge to 

 certain persons, such as bona-fidc travellers, etc. 



Portuguese Soiith-East Africa. — (iame was formerl\- very 

 abimdant in the Portuguese Territories, but has become consi- 

 derably scarcer of late years, and the Portttgttese ( iovernment 

 have now prohibited the indiscriminate slaughter of game, and a 

 permit is necessary, procitral)le from the (iovernor of the Pro- 

 vince. 



Oraihje Free State. — The (jame ( )rdinance of 2ytli July, 

 1914, provides for the legislation of game-hunting much on the 

 lines of the other Provinces. The closed season is from ist 

 August to 31st ALirch. Shooting is ])rohibited on Sttndays. 

 There are also restrictions on the sale and ex])ortation of game. 



North-U^est Rhodesia. — A gaiue licence costs £1 for small 

 game. A special licence costs £5 for residents and £25 for non- 

 residents. For larger game an Administrator's licence is neces- 

 sary, which costs £50 and entitles one to shoot ele])hant, rhino, 

 "■iraft'e. eland, koodoo, mountain zebra, ostriches and white-back 

 duiker. There are restrictions as to the ntunber of certain game 

 which can be killed tinder the special licence. 



Gamk Reskkvks IX SorTii .\fru a. 



Li my opinion there are not enough reserves in the country. 

 especially small reserves, where a particular species could Ije 

 preserved. In the Transvaal we have — 



(a) The large Game Reserves of the Sal)i and .^ingwitzi 

 on the Transvaal-Portugttese Border (under the care of Major 

 Stevenson Hamilton, as Warden). These have been recently 

 extended to include the area between the two reserves. ( )nlv 



