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mentioned — along the navigable rivers or along railways, where 

 feasible ; and also to restrict them to such size as that there 

 should be a fair chance of the Game Eeserve within their borders 

 being effective. I am afraid that those objects will necessarily 

 be dictated considerably by the funds which are available in the 

 Colonies — (hear, hear) — and by the largo amount of settlement 

 which has taken place along the railways and along the navigable 

 rivers, those being places of course where the settlers naturally 

 first go. So far as I have been able to judge, I think a good, 

 resolute opinion with regard to the preservation of game is 

 being set in that country. (Hear, hear.) I think that that spirit 

 will probably pervade Ehodesia also ; and inasmuch as all South 

 Africa is becoming closer to this country and is under an 

 observation which, from my point of view, I consider is unhappily 

 microscopic — considering the whole of that country is coming so 

 near to us and so near to our observation, I have great hopes that 

 any signs of depredating the elephant resources in Cape Colony 

 may be restrained by a vigorous public opinion. (Hear, hear.) 

 But all of you gentlemen know very well that any interference in 

 that matter with a self-governing Colony by the Colonial Office 

 would be productive of disaster rather than the reverse. 



In general I may say I have read some of your publications, 

 and I feel that I have myself learnt from them, and I feel that in 

 our Colonial possessions in Africa the matter is to be dealt with 

 by pressing upon Colonists the great source of value of the game, 

 merely from a commercial point of view, which must increasingly 

 be the result of such an attraction as great game. (Hear, hear.) 

 Having regard to the fact that we are all becoming so crowded in 

 the older countries, and that the means of communication are so 

 much more rapid and easy, so as to keep beautiful places like the 

 Yellowstone Park in the condition in which they are kept in. 

 America, we hope similar places will be also kept in Canada, and 

 that they will be an example to South Africa. I cannot believe 

 that in a country so progressive as South Africa at any rate is 

 showing itself, those lessons will be lost, and that so splendid an 

 attraction to all Europe and to all the more crowded populations 

 will be lost. I am deeply obliged for the information and 

 suggestions you have kindly given me. 



Mr. Edwakd Buxton : We are exceedingly obliged to you, and 

 we thank you for having allowed us to take up an hour of your 

 valuable time, but we hope it has not been lost. We feel that the 

 position will bo improved from our point of view. 



