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be holding their own, but the larger bulls are getting scarce, and 
Hlephants with heavy tusks are now rather difficult to find. 
“The following is a return of game killed in the Protectorate on 
all licences during the year :— 
‘“‘Hlephant, 46; Rhinoceros, 227; Hippopotamus, 55; Buffalo, 
141; Eland, 84; Zebra (Grevy’s), 67; Zebra (Common), 646; Oryx 
(Callotis), 12; Oryx (Beisa), 236; Water Buck, 310; Giraffe, 17 ; 
Sable Antelope, 7; Roan Antelope, 29; Greater Kudu, 1; Lesser 
Kudu, 49; Topi, 159; Coke’s Hartebeest, 643; Neumann’s Harte- 
beest, 24; Jackson’s Hartebeest, 227; Thomas’ Kob, 27; Bongo, 9; 
Palla, 419; Wildebeest, 183; Grant’s Gazelle, 445; Waller’s Gazelle, 
d7; Duiker, 108; Dik Dik, 162; Oribi, 191; Suni, 1; Klipspringer, 
59; Ward’s Reedbuck, 247; Chamber’s Reedbuck, 44 ; Thompson's 
Gazelle, 618; Peter’s Gazelle, 69; Bushbuck, 178; Colobi Monkeys, 
271; Marabout, 124; Egret, 13; Steinbuck, 5; Paa, 2.” 

“THE large New Zealand Snail (Paryphanta) is an interesting 
native mollusc. It is, probably, one of the most handsome Snails in 
the world. In some parts of New Zealand it is fairly plentiful, but 
in other parts it is rare, and to the average New Zealander it is un- 
known, or, at any rate, is not nearly as well known as the hosts of 
introduced Snails that inhabit gardens and cultivated fields. Some 
of the species perpetuate the names of men who have taken some 
part in the history of the country. The first species discovered was 
Paryphanta busbyi, named in honour of Mr. James Busby, the first 
Resident Agent of the British Government in New Zealand. The 
next species discovered was given the specific name of hochsietter, 
after Dr. Von Hochstetter, who visited New Zealand in the Austrian 
frigate ‘ Novara’ in 1858. The vessel was fitted out under the orders 
of the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian for a voyage round the 
world, and Hochstetter was appointed geologist to the expedition. 
He found the first specimen of the species that bears his name near 
some ponds on the Dun Mountain Pass, between Nelson and the 
Pelorus Valley. Other shells of Paryphanta have been found in the 
north of Auckland district, Collingwood, Stephen Island, in Cook 
Strait, Manawatu, Picton and on Mount Rochfort, near Westport. 
This Snail lays a comparatively large calcareous egg. It is exclu- 
sively carnivorous in its diet, and lives mainly on earthworms and 
small snails. Its favourite method of preying on other molluscs is 
to bore a hole in the shell, insert its long, pointed tongue, and draw 
out the occupant. The anatomy of Paryphanta has been dealt with 
very elaborately by Beutler, a German scientist, and, less compre- 
