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hundred yards he fell and died. The bushes and 

 grass along his line of retreat were drenched with 

 the poor fellow's blood. 



The following report of the Select Committee 

 chosen by the Cape Provincial Government to report 

 on the Elephants, sums up the position : 



"At the meeting of the Uitenhage Divisional 

 Council, the report of the Select Committee ap- 

 pointed by the Provincial Council to inquire into 

 the matter of Elephants in the Addo Bush was 

 distributed to members for perusal by the Secretary, 

 Mr. P. R. Heugh. 



" The report was submitted to the Provincial 

 Council on Wednesday, April 24th, 1918, and was 

 as follows : - 



" Your Committee is of the opinion that the herd 

 of Elephants in the Addo Bush Reserve has become 

 such a source of danger and damage to the surround- 

 ing farms, that their continuance under present con- 

 ditions has become intolerable. By breaking down 

 fences and destroying water-works, and generally 

 bringing about a state of terror and insecurity, they 

 are the cause of actual damage to a certain extent, 

 both immediately and in its consequences upon the 

 breeding of cattle ; they hamper farming operations, 

 and so put a restraint upon further agricultural 

 development. In this connection your Committee 

 would direct especial attention to the development 

 now in course of undertaking by the Sundays River 

 Irrigation Scheme. This scheme involves a main 



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