There will be a great demand for all stocks, 
and my arrangements are now made for the sup- 
ply of same. 
I wish my readers the Compliments of the 
Season. 
pal, 
Lye 
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The Jackal Question in South 
Africa. 
\ 
The Midland Farmers’ Association has for 
some time been considering an effective scheme 
for waging war in South Africa against carni- 
| vorous vermin, especially the jackal, the farmers 
greatest enemy in these parts. It is generally 
admitted that the effects of the existing Vermin 
Extermination Ordinance are futile, and hunting 
clubs seldom succeed in destroying vermin. 
ns, «> * 
The scheme is to be put up jackal proof 
fences on boundaries throughout the district, sub- 
dividing the area into four portions in which sys- 
tematic trapping and hunting will be adopted. 
e The area to be covered is 80,000 morgen at a 
maximum cost of £42,000. 
Reckoned on a 20 years’ redemption loan 
basis, it would cost a landowner 22/- for interest, 
maintenance of patrol, etc., per annum for a farm 
of 100 morgen, or £22 for a 2,000 morgen farm 
for 20 years. The Government is being approached 
with a view to passing legislation making con- 
tribution towards the cost of the erection of ver- 
min proof fences on boundaries obligatory on ad- 
joining owners. 
Various amendments were suggested tending 
to make the Vermin Extermination Ordinance 
more practicable and productive of service by 
_ substituting Divisional Councils for Circle Com- 
mittees, to make the annual Congresses more 
representative of Vermin Clubs, and to have hunt- 
ing carried out under sepervision and _ properly 
qualified huntsmen. 
The proposal with regard to ring fencing 
will be brought forward at the forthcoming Con- 
gress at Queenstown, and already considerable 
interest is being evinced in the scheme. 
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Queensland Discussion of 
Penguin Protection. 
At the Brisbane Congress of the Royal Aus- 
_ tralian Ornithologists’ Union, Mr. C. Lord (Tas- 
mania) emphasised the necessity for Macquarie 
-HAMLYN’S MENAC 
Island being Bade a sar ry fc 
tion of the penguin. Captain 
tralia) moved that this Union is of 
Macquarie Island should be declar 
for the perpetuation of the fauna of tl 
He said that the Federal Governme 
to buy the Island from Tasmania, w 
£15,000 for it. This was rather hi 
that the island was leased for £40 a 
vate exploitation. Dr. Mawson had sa 
would very soon be a dash into Anta 
secure its furs and oils, and it was very | 
that the Federal Government should step 
make a sanctuary of Macquarie Island. 
Lord seconded the motion, which was ca 
and the Council was empowered to ta. 
even to the expenditure of funds to s 
object of the motion. 
ae 
“The Times,” 8th December, print 
lowing :— ae 
Sir,—Re your article published 
Times” of August 4, 1919, under - 
ing of ‘““New Creatures at the Z : 
statement that “it is not expected t at | 
gaps in the collection of animals in t 5 
logical Gardens will be filled until — 
to profiteer has disappeared from — 
cal jungle” is of considerable inter¢ 
as until recently we were five bro 
four) who are engaged in big gam 
in Uganda and Central Africa, 
ivory and skins, but always with an 
obtaining some rare live animal whic 
be sold to the highest bidder, eith 
Royal Zoological Society or a sim 
on the Continent or in America. 
in pre-war days, ‘and in June 1a6ee 
were demobilized, two of us proceede 
Belgian Congo on a hunting one 
During this trip some ivory and 
were obtained, and we were als 
enough to secure a newly born fe 
on Mount Mikeno at an altitude o: 
this animal is now three months 
in the best of health, and we have 
sell her to the highest bidder, an 
ready invited an offer from the 
logical Society; we also secured t 
complete skeletons of a full-grov 
female- gorilla, for which we 
viting offers from various museum 
