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September ti: the 31 si March, while [JrovisiiJii was made fur ihe 

 ftirfeituro cf tjame tri)])hies illegally obtained. 



The cribi was .Miiovcd from Scliedule C" to 1). and rhinoo- 

 eros, water buck, wildebeest. '" kwagga." zelira. kudu, and recd- 

 buck were removed to Schedule C. 



Zululaud rrt'.clamatic ;i Xo. 5 of 1895 amended the aboxe 

 by deleting- rhinoceros and waterbuck from Schedule L'. the 

 former being included in a section of the Proclamation referring 

 to the elej)hant. which practically gave absolute ])rotection. while 

 the latter was again ])laced in Schedule I). 



Zululand I'rc clamation No. 2 of 1897 i'<-'l'*-''^l^<l '^'I'l ''^'^ 

 enacted the above, the Livin^-ston.e's Suni (Zululand sub-s])ecies j 

 being added to Schedule C. 



Hippopotamus and Black Rhinoceros were placed in a separate 

 Schedule E. and a licence requiring the payment of £10 for each 

 animal wa:-~ demanded, net more than two of each species being- 

 allowed to any one applicant, and a maximum jjenaltv of £2^ 

 for contraventic n in respect cf either of these animals was fixed. 



Section 14 of this Proclamation provided for the first estab- 

 lishment in Zululand of Game Reserves, although these did not 

 then become Reserves in the true sense of the word, as shoot- 

 ing was permitted therein upon permit, the charge for which w^as 

 fixed at iio per month or any less period, while ])nn'ision was 

 made for the surrendering to the (Government of a jiortion of 

 the trophies. 



For hunting in these Reserves without a ])ermit a maximum 

 penalty of £ig, and a minimum of £5 was provided for. 



Four such Reserves were established, under Zululand 

 Government Notice 16. 1897. to which reference will be made 

 later. 



Section 18 of the above Proclamation provided for ])ermi->- 

 sicn being granted to natives to kill certain game, out of 

 season, when found damaging crops, and in times of scarcity. 



Act No. 8. 1904. consolidated the Crame Laws of Natal 

 and Zululand. repealing the previous Natal enactments, and 

 Zululand Proclamation No. 2, 1897. 



The outstanding provisions incorporated therein were — 



( 1 ) The close season in Zululand was made uniform with 

 that in Natal. 



(2) The destruction of all but the smallest game with a 

 shot-gun was prohibited. 



(3) The employment of natives to hunt game, excejn in 

 the capacity of beaters, was prohibited. 



(4) The penalties were increased all roimd, and the mini- 

 mum ])enalty of £2 was done away with, while Stani]) Duties 

 were imposed in respect of Schedule D game, and in the case 

 of Schedule E game, even the (jovernor was de|)ri\ed of the 

 right to issue permits for these. 



i\ct No. 8. 1904, was repealed and re-eiiacted 1)\ our jire- 

 sent Ordinance. 



Referring again to the estal)lis]iment of ( lame Reserxes in 



