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picture, and those who ought to know say that pigs 

 will eat their flesh. Further than this in their praise I 

 cannot go. 



Every settler who comes out to the Protectorate 

 will wish for one or more rifles in addition to a shot 

 gun. Whatever calibre or description of rifle he brings 

 out, it may be certain that he will wish that he had made 

 a different choice. Confident that that will be the case, 

 I nevertheless recommend that if one rifle be brought 

 it should be a magazine '375 or '360 ; while if two are 

 brought I would suggest a '256 and a double *400-*450. 

 A '375 is rather too big for the smaller antelope and 

 hardly powerful enough for dangerous game. It can, 

 however, be made to serve for both. If a third be 

 added, possibly by an indulgent relative, let it be a 

 double '360, the gun par excellence for lion shooting. 



In dealing with the various animals I shall confine 

 my attention first to those animals which are likely to 

 provide the settler with sport. And among these 

 the lion undoubtedly heads the list. 



