94 Nature protected 
also a locality of much botanical inter- 
est. It is now carefully protected by 
the owner, the Hon. Cecil Baring. 
On the other hand, there are always 
persons who are ready to subscribe 
money for preserving a place of scien- 
tific interest or natural beauty, as the 
reports of the above mentioned societies 
show. 
British Colonies and Dependencies 
In the British possessions, much is 
being done in the way of protecting 
original nature. 
East Africa. Shooting is strictly 
prohibited over a considerable stretch 
of territory along the Uganda Railway. 
Rhodesia, At the instigation of 
the late Mr Cecil Rhodes, a National 
Park has been instituted in the 
Matoppo Mountains. For the care 
