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Tanjore JJistrict. The Point Caliiuere Reserve of 4204 acres is 

 closed to the shooting of black buck, chital, and hare. Pigs and 

 pai'tridges may be shot without resti'iction and three black buck 

 for each license given. All spotted deer, does, and young animals 

 may not be shot between the 1st February and 31st July. 



5. Buriiui. 



Very little has been done as yet in Jiurma towards the forma- 

 tion of iJame Sanctuaries. Fortunately Burma was but recently 

 disarmed and Government has not given licenses in anything 

 like the numbers granted elsewhere. In many parts game is 

 believed to have increased, but the European sportsman has had 

 little mercy on some species, and the fine herds of brow-antlered 

 deer [(Jervus eldi) in Lower Burma were almost exterminated 

 l)efore measures of protection were introduced. Deterioration 

 must of necessity follow, even if the species be not entirely 

 exterminated. 



No Game Sanctuai-ies exist in the Pegu, Tenasserim, and 

 Northern Circles. 



In the Southern Circle, Upper Burma, the MaymyoPai'k Reserve 

 was notified as a Sanctuaiy for game in an interesting notification 

 which a,p])eared on page 42 1 of the Burma Gazette for the 7th April, 

 19()(i. This Sanctuar}' is in the Mandahiy Division, its extent 

 being approximately 7| miles. The notification being the first 

 of its kind in Burma, it will be of intei-est to reproduce it here. 



"It is hereby notified under Rule 2 (2) of the rides under the 

 Forest Act 1902 that, with the previous approval of the Local 

 (iovernment, the Maymyo Park Reserve is closed to the issue of 

 licenses for shooting or fishing.'" 



The Conservator in issuing a notice on this subject stated : 

 " 'J'he object of this is to provide a sanctuary for pea-fowl and 

 other game (chiefiy barking deer and partridges) and to thereby 

 erdiance the pleasure of the numerous sections of the public who 

 utilize the Reserve for riding and take an interest in the animals 

 tlierein. It is hoped that the public generally will co-operate 

 with the Officers of the Forest Department in seeing that the 

 intention of the above notification is carried out." 



T'he terms of the notification will not be enforced as regards 

 snipe-shooting in the swamps, which may as heretofore be cai'ried 

 on without license at the proper season, nor will it be enforced as 

 regards the shooting of dangerous carnivora. For the purpose of 

 notification, the following are the rough boundaries of the Sanc- 

 tuaries : — 



North. The Lashio Road from the Circular Road to Yegyano. 



East. Bames' lide from Yegyano to Kadettaw cut and the 

 Circular ride from Nyaungni Pagoda to the Mandalay Road near 

 Pwedaung quarry. 



West. The Mandalay Road to the Circular road and the latter 

 to its junction with the Lashio Road. 



