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previous year. It is believed that these figures 

 represent about 90 per cent, of the game killed 

 by European sportsmen. Mr. Butler adds : "A 

 large quantity of game was again doubtless killed 

 by natives during the year, but perhaps less than 

 in 1900-1901. The Mudir of Senaar has done a 

 good deal to break up the organised hide-hunting 

 gangs on the Rahad and the Dindcr. I have taken 

 credit in the Budget of next year for two patrols of 

 six men under his control, to keep these rivers free 

 from poachers during the dry season ; and I think 

 this destruction of game for hides will, in the 

 future, be considerably reduced." 



As some complaints have been made with regard 

 to the number of animals killed by officers stationed 

 in the Sudan, it may be desirable that I should 

 state the facts connected with this subject. Of the 

 1,340 animals mentioned above, 953 were killed by 

 officers, and 387 by visitors. The number in the 

 former category does not seem disproportionate 

 when it is remembered that at least three times as 

 many licences were taken out by officers as by 

 visitors, and also that a large number of the various 

 descriptions of antelope were killed for food, under 

 perfectly justifiable circumstances, by expeditions 

 sent by the Sudan Government to remote parts of 

 the country.* 



* Amongst the animals specially protected there were killed 

 during the past season one rhinoceros, one giraffe, and one 

 wild ass. The rhinoceros was killed by an officer in self- 

 defence. The giraffe was shot by Prince Henry of Lichtcn- 

 stein at the request of the British Museum. The wild ass 

 was killed for purposes of food by the Survey officer. 



