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yet be found in parts of Cumberland, Durham, and Northum- 

 berland ; whilst in certain of the wooded combes on the Milton 

 side of the vale of Blackmore, Dorset, they roam freely about 

 under the protection of the landowners. They were introduced 

 at Milton about the beginning of the nineteenth century. 



In 1884, six of the Milton roe deer were caught and trans- 

 ported to Epping forest, in an endeavour to stock that district. 

 A little later, Mr. E. N. Buxton obtained eight more roe deer 

 from the same district ; they have slightly increased, and are 

 supposed now to number about twenty-five. 



A few of these Milton deer have of recent years made their 

 way into the New Forest ; they were first observed there about 

 1870, but they do not number more than a dozen. 



