BULLET AND SHOT 



a single journey, or at a monthly rate if retained ; 

 while carts drawn by bullocks will convey his 

 baggage and servants, one of whom, however, 

 should travel on the box of his master's coach 

 with the driver. If the sportsman has taken with 

 him a horse or a pony, or has arranged to hire 

 one in the nearest large town to the area to be 

 worked, he can, if he should choose so to do, dis- 

 pense with the bullock-coach, though the latter 

 is a great comfort in wet weather, and also a 

 convenience when travelling by night. Personally 

 I can sleep splendidly while travelling by bullock- 

 coach. 



Before starting on his journey from the nearest 

 railway station, the sportsman should ascertain 

 what travellers' bungalows, and at what distances 

 apart, lie along the roads which have to be 

 traversed by him en route to his shooting grounds ; 

 and also, in the case of each, what necessaries in 

 the way of furniture, etc., are provided, as 

 bungalows are by no means uniformly provided 

 with necessary kit. Thus, should cooking utensils 

 and crockery be not provided in all of those in 

 which he proposes to halt, the traveller must take 

 sufficient of them, and of supplies for the journey, 

 with him in the coach ; or, should he be riding, 

 then in one of the carts. In the latter case, it 

 is better to have the small stock of necessaries 

 which he will require before he reaches his destina- 

 tion and pitches his camp, packed separately in one 

 or two boxes, to avoid as much as possible unpack- 

 ing and repacking while travelling. 



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