THE WILD FAUNA OF THE EMPIRE 71 



No. 217. 



Commissioner Swayne {Somaliland) \to the Earl of Elgin. 



(Eeceived March 24, 1906.) 



' Somaliland, Commissioner's Office, Berbera, March 12, 1906. 



' My Lord, — I have the honour to submit the Annual Eeturn 

 of Game killed in the Protectorate " under Public Officers' 

 Licences," as submitted to me by the Deputy Commissioner, Ber" 

 bera. 



' I regret the delay. 



' I have, &c. , 



' E. J. B. Swayne, 



* Brigadier- General. ' 



No. 223. 



Commissioner Sadler {East Africa Protectorate) to the 

 Earl of Elgin. 



(Eeceived May 30, 1906.) 



[Ordinance sanctioned August 1, 1906.] 



' Commissioner's Office, Nairobi, April 17, 1906. 



' My Lord, — I caused the Game Ordinance (No. 9 of 1906) to 

 be published in the last number of the " Official Gazette," and 

 I have now the honour to transmit herewith eight copies. The 

 Crown Advocate's covering despatch reviewing the circumstances 

 in consequence of which the promulgation of the Ordinance was 

 thought desirable was forwarded in my despatch of March 6th. ^ 



'2.1 have been, as Your Lordship is aware, in communication 

 with the Acting Commissioner of Uganda in order to ensure that 

 the legislation of the two Protectorates in this respect should 

 correspond as closely as possible, and in deference to the wish 

 expressed in his telegram of the 15th ultimo, a copy of which is 

 enclosed for Your Lordship's information, a sub-section has been 

 added to Section 7 of the Ordinance empowering the Commissioner 

 to make rules legalising the export in transit through this Protec- 

 torate of any ivory lawfully acquired in Uganda, even though of 

 less weight than the minimum which we permit. 



' 3. The rules in question, copies of which accompany this 

 despatch, were drawn up and will be published in the " Official 

 Gazette" of May 15th. 



* I have, &c., 



' J. Hayes Sadler. ' 

 * No. 218. 



