37'*^ GAME AND GAME PRESERVATION IN ZULULAND. 



Schedule C (iame, presumably upon their own properties. Pro- 

 vision was made fixing the minimum penalty for contravention 

 at a fine of £2, and the maximum £20 as before. 



Pauw, crane, and korhaan were removed from Schedule 

 A to Schedule C, Royal (iame, and " rabbits " were omitted 

 from the game animals. 



It should be noted that the foregoing Law was based upon 

 the report of a Committee " appointed for the purpose of con- 

 sidering the Game Laws in force in this Colony, and of advis- 

 ing the Government of the alterations, if any, which were 

 desirable." Every effort would appear to have been made with 

 a view to obtaining the fullest information possible, in order to 

 assist the Committee in framing their recommendations. 



The most important of these latter were that the close 

 season for all game be from the i6th August to the 30th April, 

 both days inclusive ; that the taking of game by any manner of 

 traps be declared illegal, and that heavy penalties be laid down. 

 The signatories to these recommendations were Colonel J. 

 G. Dartnell. C.M.G., H. Binns, Esq., M.L.C., and T. K. Murrav, 

 Esq., M.L.C. 



A subsequent Act passed in 1894, amended Law 16, i8yi, 

 by limiting the Governor's permission to destroy Royal (iame 

 to the open season onlv, and bv adding wild duck and geese to 

 Schedule A. 



Further, Bushbuck females were removed to Schedule B. 

 Steenbuck to Schedule C ( Royal Game ) , and the Ground Horn- 

 bill was excluded altogether. 



Game matters in Ziduland a]>i;ear to have first come inider 

 legislative control in i8(jo, when, under the provisions of Pro- 

 clamation 3, the close season was fixed as from the ist .\ugust 

 to the 31st March for Schedule A game, i.e.. all the game 

 birds wath the exception of pauw and wild duck, these two 

 latter birds being ])laced in Schedule B with a close season pro- 

 vided from the ist October to the 31st March. 



Schedule C game com])rised " rabbits," hares, and all the 

 smaller antelopes with the exception of the Klipspringer, 

 which was placed in Schedule D (Royal Game), together with 

 Reedbuck, Blesbuck, Springbuck, all the larger antelopes, Buf- 

 falo, Rhinoceri, Hippoi)otami, " Kwagga," Zebra, Ostrich, 

 Secretary-bird, and the Ground Hornbil!, which still appeared 

 under the inexplicable name of " turkey buzzard." 



The occurrence of the words "' waterbuck and piva " and 

 of " kwagga and zebra" in juxta])()sitinn upon the list of game 

 reads very quaintly. 



The special permission of the Go\crnor or of the Resident 



Commissioner was necessary before Royal (iame could be shot. 



The j)enalty for contraventions was fixed at a maximum of 



£10. except in the case of the elephant, for destroying which 



the penalty was from £50 to £100. 



Proclaniati(Mi 5 of 1893 repealed and re-enacted the above. 

 llic close season for Schedule .\ game being altered to the ist 



