72 THE SOCIETY FOB THE PBESEBVATION OF 



East Africa Protectorate. 



Rules. 



' Eules issued by His Majesty's Commissioner for the East 

 Africa Protectorate under Section 7 Sub-section (6) of the East 

 Africa Game Ordinance, 1906. 



' J. Hayes Sadler, 



' His Majesty's Commissioner.' 

 'Nairobi, dated this 2nd day of May, 1906. 



' 1. No elephant tusk weighing less than 30 lbs., and no piece 

 of ivory which in the opinion of an officer engaged in the Civil 

 Administration of the East Africa Protectorate formed part of a 

 tusk under 30 lbs. in weight shall be introduced into the East 

 Africa Protectorate from the Uganda Protectorate unless it shall 

 have been stamped with an official stamp and a registered number 

 by a Customs Of&cer or Officer engaged in the Civil Administration 

 of the Uganda Protectorate. 



' 2. The fact that an elephant tusk or piece of ivory bears an 

 official stamp and registered number as required by the preceding 

 rule shall be prima facie evidence that the tusk or piece of ivory 

 was lawfully collected and possessed in the Uganda Protectorate 

 and such tusk or piece of ivory may be imported from the East 

 x\frica Protectorate. 



* J. Hayes Sadler, 



' His Majesty's Commissioner.' 



Enclosure in No. 224. 



Habitat of the Game Animals of Somaliland, 

 WITH EouGH Sketch Map. 



* The map roughly represents Somaliland, the red line the 

 British sphere of influence, the dotted lines roughly divide it into 

 five sections , as follows : — 



' 1. The desert country near the coast. 



' 2. The Gohs Mountains. 



* 3. The waterless, though not desert, country called the Haud. 



* 4. The extreme east of the Protectorate. 



* 5. The extreme west of the Protectorate. 



' There are seven species indigenous to Somaliland alone : — 



* Gazella Pelzeni, in section 1 of map, between Berbera and 



Bulbar, requires protection. 



* Baira, in section 2, is found near Doodobar, on a spur of the 



Golis Mountains, and possibly on some of the solitary 

 barren hills in section 1. Very rare, requires protection. 



* Somali Wild Ass, section 2, in mountains to the south of the 



