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existing' fly was killed 1)\ abs()rl)ini^- tin- \irus-la(lcn juice^ t"n>ni 

 the (lead carcases of animals killed by the plague, and the dim- 

 inution in their numbers thus caused mav ])erha|)s have been 

 accentuated by existing climatic conditidns. whicli were over- 

 looked at the time, or not considcrctl in relation to the bionomics 

 of the tsetse-fly. 



The Administration of Natal has for a long time ])ast con- 

 cerned itself with considering how best to minimise the risk to 

 domestic animals resulting from the spread of Nagana, and in 

 1913 Mr. C. E. Gra}-, r'rinci])al Veterinary Surgeon (Union) 

 visited Zululand in company with Veterinary Surgeons Power 

 and Ewing. with the object of reporting -upon the existing con- 

 ditions. 



A number of recommendations were appended to his report, 

 the most important of which were (i) the destruction of all 

 infected domestic animals; (2) the outlawing of all small game 

 along the road-sides; (3) clearing the dense undergrowth for a 

 distance of 400 yards from the roads at the suspected points; (4) 

 that the natives should be compelled to exercise greater care in 

 herding their stock, and be encouraged to keep the bush cleared 

 in the vicinity of the places where their cattle water. 



As a result, Nos. 2 and 3 were adopted" early in the year 

 1914, and in addition to abolishing the close season in the sus- 

 pected areas with respect to small game, a Proclamation was 

 issued under which reedbuck and kudu of both sexes were also 

 outlawed. No. i recommendation was discarded, but I consider 

 it unfortunate that in place of the destruction of infected stock 

 a policy of immediate segregation was not adopted. 



I am unable to say whether anything was done with regard 

 to (4), but it is certain that if any instructions were issued to 

 that end they fell upon deaf ears. 



In the same year, 19 14, an expedition set out from Pretoria, 

 styled the Bacteriological Research Expedition ; but though much 

 game was destroyed, our knowledge u])on the subject of the 

 relation between tsetse-fly and game was but little advanced 

 thereby. 



In June, 191 5, a deputation from the sugar-planters in the 

 Lower Umfolozi Division was sent to Pietermaritzburg, and was 

 accorded an interview with His Honour the Administrator, the 

 Game Conservator (Zululand) being requested to attend. 



The result of the interview was that the whole of the coimtry 

 south of the White Umfolozi, including that portion which had 

 recently been added to the Umfolozi Game Reserve, and lying 

 between the White Umfolozi and the line Imvamanzi-Sangoyana, 

 was thrown open to shooting upon the ordinary Game Eicences 

 (£1), the only restriction imposed being that neither Klip- 

 springers nor Rhinoceros might be shot. 



Eurther, it was enacted that under the j)rovisions of Pro- 

 clamation No. 8, 1915, all Schedule A game (to which both sexes 

 of Reedbuck, Waterbuck, Kudu, Wildebeest, Buffalo, and Zebra 

 were now added) might be shot upon the £\ (Ordinary Game 



