30 THE GROUSE 



Further, no one is permitted to shoot 

 game or deer, or even to sell these, with- 

 out contributing to the imperial revenue 

 in the shape of game, gun, and game- 

 dealing licences. In Scotland 9419 game 

 licences, 19,963 gun licences, and 411 

 game-dealing licences were issued during 

 the last fiscal year, which together brought 

 £34,16G to the imperial exchequer. 



It may be well to reproduce in tabular 

 form the figures just stated as the 

 estimated annual expenditure in connec- 

 tion with Scottish shootings. 



Average rent of 3157 grouse and 



general shootings at ,£250 each . £789,250 



Average expenses of 3157 grouse and 



general shootings at £250 each . 789,250 



Average rent of 197 deer forests at 



£800 157,600 



Average expenses of 197 deer forests 



at £800 each .... 157,600 



£1,893,700 



Add amount of excise l'evenue in year 

 1908-9 for game, gun, and game- 

 dealing licences issued in Scotland 34,229 



Total of ordinary expenditure £1,927,929 



