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Pheasants,—Those turned out in Lovedale are occasionally seen; others 
have been seen in Governor's shola, Marliamund plantation, Tudor valley and 
elsewhere. The birds have apparently scattered widely, as is their habit. 
Of the 12 pheasants originally imported, there are 8 alive; also 3 chickens 
hatched out. The eggs do not appear to be fertile in the hot climate of 
Kartéri, and the chickens do not live long when hatched. Mr. G. Oakes, who 
spent over a thousand rupees in importing pheasants from England at his own 
expense, came to the same conclusion and removed his birds to Ootacamund, 
where, to his great disappointment and the lasting regret of all sportsmen, 
they were destroyed to a bird by a marauding jackal, which gained entrance 
into the pen at night. 
Rabbits.—The game-watcher reports that he occasionally sees rabbits, but 
they have probably scattered and are not likely to increase very fast in such a 
vermin-infested district as Kartéri. 
Peafowl.—The Honorary Secretary has not relaxed his efforts to obtain 
pardees to capture peafowl. After sending men over the Mysore District, 
a gang was found, but they declined to enter the Government forests even 
though offered an advance of Rs, 10, as they imagined it was only a ruse to 
entice them away and put them in jail! The Forest Department hunted them 
out of the forests before, and this is really the reason why it is so difficult to 
get hold of them now. However,it is to be hoped that when the season 
commences for capturing peafowl, the Association will be able to obtain the 
agsistance of these men, 
Partridges.—The Association is under great obligations to those gentlemen 
who have, at their own expense, endeavoured to further sport and benefit the 
district by the introduction of game and fish or who have assisted the Associa- 
tion by donations for the furtherance of the same good objects. 
Mr. H. P. Hodgson has been instrumental in introducing partridges at his 
own expense at Kartéri, where they have bred successfully. 
Guineafowl—The Honorary Secretary obtained 6 guineafowl, a peahen, 
and 2 partridges at his own expense, which are doing well, The guineafowl 
have increased to 13, 
Mr, Naher of Kartéri has also introduced guineafow]l, and he is getting black 
partridges from Northern India at his own expense. 
In former years many sportsmen spent considerable sums of money in 
introducing guineafowl, partridges, peafowl, Himalayan pheasants, &c., and 
letting them loose ; but, as no protection was then afforded by the law, the 
birds let loose were all either shot down or trapped within a few months. 
IMPORTED AND INDIGENOUS FISH. 
Trout.—The four large fish at Dodabetta were transferred to the Snowdon 
troutponds. The two females spawned in February, but, as the male were in 
milt in November, the ova could nctbe fertilised, 40,000 ova were obtained 
