(;.\.Mi-: AM) (i.\.Mi; i'ui:si;K\Ari(>.\ in /a'ia'l and. 3S7 



tsetse-fly as the i)nncii)al causal a^ent. ha> been maintained with 

 fluctuating intensity, according to whether any ])articular season 

 ha-> been favourable to the occurrence ;)f the fly or otherwise. 



It may be n(~)ted that this agitation has invariably been di- 

 rected against " game," a word which is almost universally under- 

 stood to signify the various species of the Family Bovid;e, to- 

 gether with the single representative of each of the Families 

 Iu|uid.'c and Hippopotamid?e, and two sjiecies of Rhinocerotida\ 



!'\)r this reason I ccMisider tliai the word " (iame '' was 

 somewhat ill-chosen by the Veterinary Research Ofiicer in his 

 recent able re])ort U]>on the occurrence of Nagana in Zululand. 



The brief explanation given by him of his use of the word 

 fully suftices for those who wish to understand it, but for those 

 who wilfully or ignorantly fail to do this, the constant reiteration 

 of the word "Game" may be, and 1 know has been, harmful 

 and misleading. At least two species of animals in Zululand 

 which are never looked upon as game, are proven hosts of 

 T. hnicci \ these are the hysena (presumably H. crociita) and the 

 Bush-pig {F. clurropotauiiis), the latter a great wanderer, and 

 existing in incredibly large numbers in this country. 



Another class of vermin, the Hunting Dog (L. f^lchts) has 

 not, as far as I am aware, Ijeen yet experimented ui)on in Zulu- 

 land. 



It must be quite evident, therefore, that to use the word 

 " game " when referring to the responsibility of the mammal 

 fauna generallv of the country for the dissemination of Nagana 

 is to play into the hands of those who only wish to hear the final 

 doom pronounced upon those creatures, the sale of whose horns, 

 hides, and meat, may put a few miserable shillings into their 



This point is not brought forward for the pur]:)ose of en- 

 deavouring to cloak the real issue, indeed there is little doubt 

 but that such an attempt would defeat its own ends. But seeing 

 how strenuous is the opposition in some quarters to game i)re- 

 servation, it is as w^ell that it be made perfectly clear to what 

 extent that opposition is justified. 



It will be conceded that unanimity of opinion is a very 

 desirable asset for an opposition to possess, but it is one which 

 we find deplorably lacking in those who are " up against " ])ro- 

 tection. The advocates of indiscriminate slaughter comprehen- 

 sively blame all the game, and wish to see a clean swee|) made 

 thereof, but that is so manifestly absurd a proposition as to be 

 unworthy of comment. 



The moderates of the i)arty are far less bloodthirsty ; but 

 there is much diversity of opinion amongst them as to where 

 the blame should be apportioned. To take two instances by way 

 of illustration: A recent Magistrate in Zululand, very keen 

 upon shooting, used to practically stake his reputation upon the 

 culi)ability of the Black Rhinoceros, which he stoutly maintained 

 is the fans ct orujo of all the troul)le. 



Another, a verv old resident, who is not lacking in self- 



