132 TERAI TIGERS SIR JOHN HEWETT 



On Sunday, March 3ist, at 8 a.m. we reached 

 our first camp at Chiriyaehang, having travelled 

 by a narrow-gauge railway to within three miles 

 of the camp. 



Our party consisted of the Lieutenant-Governor, 

 Lady Hewett, and Miss Lorna Hewett ; Lieutenant- 

 Colonel R. F. C. Gordon, Private Secretary to 

 the Lieutenant-Go vernor ; Lieutenant R. V. 

 Pollock, A.D.C. to the Lieutenant-Governor ; 

 J. V. Collier, Assistant Conservator of Forests; 

 Thomas Carr, Deputy - Conservator of Forests; 

 and Major P. H. Clutterbuck, Conservator of 

 Forests, Naini Tal. 



Gordon, a man of much charm, left no stone 

 unturned to make me happy and comfortable. 

 The last, admittedly quite the finest organiser 

 of " on-elephant " tiger shoots in India, also a 

 really first-class Forest officer. The other three 

 were very pleasant men, who went out of their 

 way to show me every kindness and consideration. 



The guests in addition to myself consisted of 

 young Atkinson, Captain of the Viceroy's Body- 

 guard, singularly good-looking and attractive; 

 Sir Henry Richards, Chief Justice; and Ludovic 

 Porter, of the United Provinces Civil Service- 

 beloved of all, including the wild bees, who in- 

 variably settled on him, greatly to his discomfort 

 and disfigurement. 



In the afternoon of April ist we had a march 

 round in long grass after leopard, getting one. 



On Tuesday we moved camp and shot en route 

 a large hornless sambhar for food. 



At one point very near the road a leopard 

 watched us quite unconcernedly although our 



