The freshly-caught animals are driven into large paddocks on the Company's reserves, and 
when they have recovered from their fright they are accustomed to the sight of human beings. 
Later they are placed in smaller paddocks and any peculiarities noted, and they are given the 
food they will receive in captivity. After being kept on the game reserves for six months, they 
are shipped, and Zoological gardens are assured of healthy beasts, which with proper care 
will live to their allotted span. 
The Company has £45,000 worth of rare wild animals and birds on its West African re- 
sevre alone, but so great is the demand, largely through losses owing to food difficulties 
during the war and no renewal of the stocks, that there are orders for £40,000 worth for 
American gardens alone, another £210,030 worth for the British Zoos, and a similar demand for 
Continental parks. 
Mr. James William BostOCk, the Celebrated Showman, drew my attention to 
the above in these words — 
" I wonder where the Press Agents dream all this twaddle and how any paper looking 
for reputation can print such stuff." 
The prices have already been dealt with. After being kept on game reserves for six 
months <xc. &c, it is stated. Now, if that were done, the one result would be, that it would be 
impossible to sell the animals or most of them at a profit on account of expenses. 
The Article states that the Company has £45,000 worth of wild animals and 
birds on its West African Reserve alone, my answer to that is — There is no West African 
" Game Reserve " in existence. 
There is no " Game Reserve" in the world with £"45,000 worth of animals on it. It 
seems to have been forgotten that wild animals wander for hundreds of miles, a herd of Zebras 
or Giraffes would be on one property one week and miles away the next. 
The only man to ever have an African Kraal of animals was the late Dealer Carl 
Hagenbeck, who had the assistance of the German Government to exploit this business. 
Their last two statements are remarkable — Firstly they have orders for £40,000 
worth for American Gardens alone and secondly, £210,000 for the British ZOOS, 
and similar demand for Continental Parks. 
The American Gardens will certainly not in my opinion buv £"40,000 worth There are 
not at the present time £40,000 worth of wild animals in Great Britain. There are only 
five Zoological Gardens in Great Britain, one at Regents Park, one in Dublin, one in Man- 
chester, one in Bristol, and one in Edinburgh ; and I doubt whether one of them has a cash 
reserve of £"5,000 (five thousand) with which to purchase animals. 
Mr. James William Bostock is quite right, the above twaddle is ridiculous. 
JOHN D. HAMLYN. 
