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We found that the cost of transport from Entebbe 

 to Stanley Falls, by the Kivu-Tangan3^ika route, was 

 almost exactly 25s. per load. 



APPENDIX E 



BIG-GAME SHOOTING IX WESTERN UGANDA AND THE 

 CONGO FREE STATE 



It is not likely that anybody will visit these districts 

 for the sole purpose of shooting big game, as there are 

 many other regions more easily reached, where there 

 is a greater abundance and variety of game. It was 

 not a part of the object of the British Museum Expedi- 

 tion to shoot large mammals in the neighbourhood of 

 Ruwenzori, and the small number of antelopes, etc., 

 which were obtained there by members of the Expedi- 

 tion, and subsequently by Carruthers and myself in 

 our journey to the Congo, were shot mainly for pur- 

 poses of food. For the benefit of future travellers who 

 may find themselves in some of the places visited b}^ us, 

 I will mention the districts where we came across big 

 game, and the species which they may expect to find. 



In Uganda the licence to shoot big game costs ^^50, 

 and is valid for twelve months. The licence includes 

 the right to kill two elephants, the ivory of which 

 should, with moderate luck, more than cover the cost 

 of the licence. In the Congo Free State the big-game 

 licence costs 200 francs, with the right to kill one 

 elephant. There is a theoretical close-time from 

 October 15 to April 15, but it does not seem to be ver3^ 

 rigidly enforced. 



In Uganda, the districts where we found the greatest 

 abundance of game were : The plains at the south end 

 of Lake Albert, on either side of the Semliki River; 

 the forest and grass country near Fort Portal (ele- 



