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and brought niuler efficient protection. My experience both 

 liere (Rewah) and in Biindeikhand is that big game (save carni- 

 vora) is mucli scarcer than in British Indian Forests, i. e., that 

 the proportion of carnivora to other kinds of big game is far 

 higlier in these States than in British India." 



5. Jj/iopawar Ageucy. 



Xo regular CJame Sanctuaries have yet been formed in the 

 Bhopawar Agency, but the Gnn)e Rules are undei'going revision, 

 and with this revision the formation of Sanctuaries is intended. 

 A close season is in foi-ce, but it does not extend to solitary bison, 

 stag or male antelope, tiorican or quail. 



G. Rewah State. 



Shooting of all kinds is prohibited in the Reserved Forests 

 witliout special permission, whi(di it is veiy difficult to secure. 

 'L'lie area of the i-eserves totals, however, only 600 sq. miles. 

 Elsewhere there is no game protection whatsoever for game, save 

 tigers, the shooting of which the Maharaja reserves for himself 

 and his guests. 



7. Coc/iiu. 



The Conservator of Forests of the Cochin Sta,te informs me 

 that no Came Sanctuaries have as yet l)een established in the 

 Cochin State. 



8. Mysore. 



In Mysore seven areas have been set aside as Game Sane-' 

 tuaries. No special I'ules have been framed for these areas, but 

 the protection of bison, sambhi^i-, and other deer is chiefly aimed 

 at. It is apparent, however, that shooting is allowefl in the areas, 

 but only with the special permission of H.H. the Maharaja. 



It seems a pity not to prohibit all shooting so long as an area 

 is a sanctuary and to rotate the sanctuaries on a three or five 

 yearly system. 



These sanctuaries are situated as follows :— 



1. Mysore District. — -This District contains four sanctuai-ies, 

 Kakenkote, Begur, Berambadi, and Chamarajanagar, of 55, 4^2, 

 102, and 98 sq. miles in area respectively. 



2. Hassan District. — One Sanctuary, by name Hirikalgudda, of 

 27 sq. miles in area. 



;l. Kadur District. — One Sa,nctuary, Tegurgudda, of 9 sq. miles 

 in extent. 



4. Shimoya District. — One Sanctuary, Sakrebyle, of 15 s({. miles 

 in arefi. 



9. Travancore. 



There are no Game Sanctuaries in Travancoi^e, and none are 

 considered necessary. The Conservator of Forests writes : "There 

 are no Game Sanctuai-ies in the Travancore Forests, nor are they 

 consi'lered necessary, because the area of evergreen forests where 



