DAMAGE TO 

 CROPS. 



(4) Damage to stand- 

 ing crops. 



CONSUMPTION 

 OF GRAZING. 



(5) Destruction of grass 

 required for feed of 

 domestic stock. 



(4) That, broadly 

 speaking, the principal 

 agricultural centres are 

 situate in areas naturally 

 devoid of game. That 

 the remedy lies in the 

 owner's own hands — the 

 Game Regulations pro- 

 viding for wholesale des- 

 truction when the game 

 is damaging crops. 



(5) That until the farm 

 is sufficiently stocked 

 with domestic animals 

 the game keeps the grass 

 short and sweet. That 

 feed only becomes scarce 

 when a district becomes 

 greatly developed. In 

 this case the game auto- 

 matically retires in face of 

 civilisation, and ceases to 

 be a menace. 



TSETSE FLY. (6) Tsetse Fly feeds 



principally on game and 

 the retention of game 

 provides a breeding host 

 for this dangerous insect. 



(6) Emphatically dis- 

 puted by the scientist. 

 Numerous instances are 

 cited in East Africa of the 

 continuous existence of 

 game and the complete 

 absence of Tsetse Fly, and 

 of the continuous presence 

 of Tsetse Fly in the 

 absence of game. 



AN IMPORTANT 

 CONSIDERA- 

 TION. 



ADVANTAGES 

 OF RETEN- 

 TION. 



It should be remembered that for centuries the 

 natives have kept vast herds of cattle and sheep, 

 and cultivated millions of acres, whilst the game 

 has been allowed to roam and breed unchecked; and 

 that it has been found in America that definite evils 

 arise through upsetting the Balance of Nature. 



While the benefits to res.ult from wholesale 

 destruction are a matter of theory, certain definite 

 advantages obtain today from protection : — 



(i) Steady revenue to Government from licenses, 

 railway freights, and customs dues. 



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