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EDITED BY JOHN D. HAMLYN 



No. 11.— Vol. 5. 



LONDON, MARCH, 1920. 



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The Trade. 



By John D. Hamlyn. 



The Easter trade was never better. For the 

 first time for many years 1 was completely sold 

 out with the exception of three animals. 



Small stock was in great demand. 



Snakes were in general demand, few were 

 obtainable, it being unwise to import same dur- 

 ing winter months. 



CUBAN CONSIGNMENT 



has arrived. My Collector reports a whole series 

 of troubles, principally his own fault. The birds 

 are turning out well, they are improving daily 

 under the skilful treatment of my wife. I might 

 say in passing that Mrs. Hamlyn has had the 

 sole control of management and selling of all 

 birds, excepting the larger ones, for many years 

 past. I am only the buyer. I trust my readers 

 will excuse this divergence Although a serious 



loss has been made over this importation, I am 

 sending this Collector out this week to Brazil 

 for Parrots, Macaws, Marmozets and Water- 

 fowl. 



DROMEDARY EXPEDITION. 



The proceedings of this traveller reads more 

 like a romance than actual business. Having 

 received many orders for Dromedaries I asked 

 Mr. Bell -it he would proceed to North Africa for 

 a dozen or more. I advised him to proceed first 

 to Tangiers or Algiers to discover the cheapest 

 port to purchases the animals. 



Evidently he found them in Tangiers for, to 

 my astonishment, I received a cable somewhat 

 to the following effect : — 



"Purchased twelve, cable money or I return 

 home." 



I considered that rather a bumptious cable 

 to send an employer, nevertheless the money de- 

 manded was sent forthwith. 



I naturally concluded that the animals could 

 now be firmly offered for sale, and all my troubles 

 were over. 



But there were still surprises in store for me. 

 I was rather startled to receive a few days, later : 



" Exportation camels prohibited, what shall 

 I do." 



Just fancy an intelligent man buying camels 

 without first making himself acquainted with the 

 laws of the country, and then adding to my trou- 

 ble by asking : — 



"What shall I do." 

 I know what I said here at the time, but that 

 is unprintable ! 



I cabled instructions to appeal to the Sultan 

 at his Court at Rabat, for a special licence to 

 allow the exportation of twelve, to be mares 

 and stallions, to replenish the various Zoological 

 Parks, Menageries and Shows of Great Britain. 

 This, after some delay, was granted. It is the 

 first time in the history of the Moroccan Empire 

 that Dromedaries were allowed to be exported. 



