GUN AND GAME LICENCES 37 



may bo passed in free of duty, by the local in- 

 lluence of the British officials of the Benguella 

 railway. Of course those who pay duty on their 

 guns can sell them in the country ; and this has 

 a certain advantage, as guns fetch a good price 

 in Angola just now, as indeed do all European 

 goods. 



Croat care is taken in counting every cartridge 

 brought to Loand:-;, and all are taxed ; these pre- 

 cautions; are taken to prevent the natives from 



in ing arms and ammunition, and giving 

 trouble in the interior. 



The 1st of August was mainly spent in getting 

 my licence to carry arms. This document is 

 entitled " Alvara di Licenca para uso e porte de 

 Anna," and gives permission to the holder to 

 carry two rifles and 200 cartridges for each, for 

 the space of twelve months. When obtained, the 

 licence has to be registered in the Administrative 

 Oilicc ni the port of entry, as in all District Head- 

 quarters which MIC traversed in one's journey. 



The various steps needed to obtain this licence 

 are (quoting 1 from my diary) as follows : 



1. Ob lain the licence from the office of the 



''" Secretar-General ' : (Secretary) to 

 the Governor. The cost in stamps 

 is about 2s. 



2. Obtain a permit from the local Military 



[ien<! Headquarters to bring the 

 v, capons into the country. 

 .3. r il-ese guns at the " Materiel di 



Gncna " (Ordnance Department), 



