Half and Three-quarter bred Catalonian 



Donkeys ... ... ... 127 



Native Donkey Mares ... ... 43 



Ostriches ... ... ... ... 28 



Total. 



4.215 



These numbers include both young and old. As 

 the P'ann pays its way and is no cost on the 

 Protectorate, it will be seen that the stock have done 

 well, that they have not been pampered, and that the 

 place has been run on connnon-sense lines. 



N. A. McGregor, 



General Manager. 



GAME IN RELATION TO FARMING. 



GAME STILL /^AME has played an important part in the develop- 

 ABUNDANT. ^^ Hicnt of East Africa. Many attracted in the 

 first instance by the prospects of sport, have re- 

 mained to exploit the business possibilities of the 

 country. As civilization has advanced, the game has, 

 to a certain extent, retired, but it is still as abundant 

 as ever away from settled areas, and many private 

 land owners are jealously protecting the herds on 

 their own land. 



EFFECTS OF Government has wisely guarded against a repeti- 



THE GAME tion of the wanton slaughter which has destroyed 



REGULATIONS, the recreation of thousands in other parts of the 

 world, by carefully considered Game Regulations.. 

 These, while liberal to the sportsman, are framed with 

 a due regard to protection of the game, and if the 

 present system is continued there appears to be no 

 reason why East Africa should not permanently retain 

 its Happy Hunting Grounds without interference 

 with the farmer. 



ARGUMENTS Undoubtedly the prevalence of large quantities 



FOR AND of game side by side with agricultural and stock 



AGAINST. farming entails certain risks, but it is urged by 



RETENTION. those in favour of retention of the game that cor- 

 responding advantages in turn outweigh the dis- 



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