THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT 



Major Pretorius, an elephant hunter of repute 

 from East Africa, was engaged to do the killing. 

 The slaughter is now in progress. Pretorius has 

 his camp at Kenkelbosch, and he has already shot 

 upwards of thirty-five Elephants and captured a 

 number of calves. 



A telegram from the Administrator of the Cape 

 Province to Mr. T. W. Reynolds, a Member of 

 the Provincial Council, gives the latest information 

 in regard to the destiny of the Addo Elephants 

 before going to press (February 1920). 



" The following is the position : Pretorius con- 

 siders the total number of Elephants originally 

 existing on his arrival to have been one hundred 

 and thirty. Our modified arrangement with him 

 is to kill seventy-five. Subsequently it was arranged 

 with Government that we should leave fifty-five 

 on farms Mentone and Strathmore. We intend 

 passing legislation in March creating these two 

 farms an Elephant Reserve provided that if any 

 Elephant leave the Reserve it may be shot at sight 

 by anybody anywhere, and tusks and skins shall 

 belong to owner of property where Elephant is 

 shot. No license will be required. No close season 

 will be created. It is believed that Government 

 will provide water on its farms, and wdth the re- 

 duction of over one-half of the herd and the wise 

 provisions of the intended legislation all parties, 

 both those who are total exterminators and others 

 who dislike seeing total extermination, will be 



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