42 MR. E. P. STEBBING ON 



B. ISTative States. 



1. Kashmir. 



Allusion has already been made to the fact that the progressive 

 Native State of Jammii and Kashmir has a Game Preservation 

 Department as a separate part of the administration of the State, 

 with an oiiicer and special staff in charge of the work. This, I 

 think, is the ideal at which British India should, and I believe 

 will, eventually inevitably work up to. 



The Department issues each year a pi-inted copy of the Game 

 Laws notification, which are applicable to everyone, save those 

 persons especially excepted by order of His Highness the Maha- 

 raja, in Council. 



The Rules do not apply to the State Game Reserves, for which 

 no shooting-permits are issued. 



The existing State Game Reserves, about 300 sq. miles in 

 extent, are : — 



(1) Ohashma Shahi, and (2) Dachgam, and the ridge of hills 

 Ijetween these Rakhs, (3) Khonmoo, and the grass-farm between 

 Sangri and Chak Khonmoo, (4) Khru, (5) Tral-cum-Kerrim, and 

 Punjhair as far as the Bhoogmor Road, (6) Achabal, (7) Kool- 

 gam, (8) Kandi and Khoras in the Uri Nullah, the lower boun- 

 dary of which is the new road to the Hajipir and Hokarsar Jhil. 



N.B. — The basin above Pandrittan is a Sanctuary for chukor. 



In General Raja Sir Amar Singh's Jagir and in the Ilaqua of 

 the Raja of Poonch no one is allowed to shoot without the 

 permission of the respective Rajas. 



The following Nullahs will be considered as the private 

 shooting-grounds of their respective Rajas, viz., Kapalu, Khar- 

 mung, Shigar, Rondu, Kiris, also that portion of the Mantho 

 and Satpur Nullahs demarcated in 1905, for the Rajas of Tolti 

 and Skardu, respectively. These nullahs will be closed for 

 shooting, except with the permission of the Rajas concerned. 



The following Nullahs are closed until further orders as Game 

 Sanctuaries, and no shooting is permitted therein, nor is any 

 gi-azing allowed : — 



I. The Cretchen basin in the Lidder Valley from Bhatkote 

 to Kitchroo (Srinagar Khass). Area 20 sq. miles. 



II. The Kiar Nullah in the Duchan District of Kishtwar. 

 Area 120 sq. miles. 



III. The Gueo Nai in the Wardwan (Kishtwar). This is the 

 nullah which joins the left bank of the "Wardwan River one 

 march above Maru Wardwan. Area 48 sq. miles. 



IV. and V, Nimo and Masho in Ladakh. Area 40 and 36 sq. 

 miles. 



VI. Melangan in the Kajnag (MozufFerabad). Area 28 sq. 

 miles. 



