34 SPOET IN THE EASTERN SUDAN 



nition to be imported by a single sportsman is limited 

 as follows : 



Ball Cartridge .... 600 rounds. 



Or if the trip is of four months' 



duration or less . . . 400 



Rook-rifle Ammunition . . . 1000 

 Revolver or Pistol Ammunition . 100 



Shot-gun Ammunition . . . 1000 



A rook-rifle means a weapon to fire lead bullets 

 not cased with nickel or any such substance of which 

 the bore does not exceed "300 of an inch. 



In the case of a trip of any duration it is obvious 

 that such a meagre allowance as 600 rounds of ball 

 cartridge practically prohibits magazine-fire. I my- 

 self refrained from shooting at crocodiles, or firing 

 practice shots of any description. Moreover, I 

 scarcely fired a shot at over 100 yards, and did not 

 even possess a magazine-rifle ; yet in nine months I 

 expended 246 rounds of ball cartridge, and that 

 although my diary will show that I had almost no 

 wounded game to bring to bag. There is not the least 

 doubt that the present rules totally fail to con- 

 template the possibility of an accident to the weapon 

 ordinarily used by the sportsman. No prudent man 

 would incur the cost of an expensive expedition 

 without carrying a spare rifle to replace his usual 

 weapon in case of accident ; but this absurdly low 



