Feb, 1, 1901. J 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
569 
BIG GAME IN THE SOUDAN. 
A PRICE PLACED ON EVERT HEAD TO BE 
SHOT AT. 
Cairo, Dec 31, — The Soudanese Government, 
having received numerous appHcatious from 
notable sportsmen to hunt and shoot big 
game in the Soudan, have decided to afford 
sportsmen the desired facilities under certain 
restrictions. Licences to Isill big game will 
be granted .at the following rates : — £25 will 
entitle a sportsman to kill four buffaloes, 
two elephants, one giraffe, six hippopotami, 
two rhinoceroses, antelopes, gazelles, and 
wart-hogs ; in addition to which, for some 
animals killed a fee is charged— for a buffalo 
£6, .an elephant £8, a gir.iffe £6, a hippopota- 
mus £1, and ;i rhinoceros £5. A £5 licence 
entitles a sportsman to shoot antelopes, gazel- 
les, and wart-hog. In addition to the fees 
mentioned the duty on ivory has to be paid. 
These regulations have been instituted by 
the military authorities for the purpose of 
preserving big game, which is plentiful in 
the Soudan, from wanton destruction. Some 
of the rare species of antelope will also be 
protected in an edict shortly to be issued by 
the Soudanese Government. 
Captain Charteris is here, and has made 
arrangements with the military authorities 
for a party of sportsmen to hunt and shoot 
over the territory bordering the Blue Nile. 
Mr. E N Buxton, a noted English sportsman, 
is also here, .and is arranging a shooting ex- 
pedition. — Daily Express. 
Ceylon Rainfall. 
Cocx.^Erythroxylon coca. — It has been as- 
certaiueil by practical test made in our experi- 
mental fjarden tliat the coca plant cannot be grown 
succes.sfuUy in Madras unless it is pai tially shaded. 
Plants put out in the open Jul not tin ive; they 
grew, but were stunte l in appearance, a:id the 
leaves were small and scanty ; on the other hand, 
plants grown directly under the shade of a tree, 
although they grew to the heijiht of 5 feet and 
looked otherwise in a healthy condition, failed to 
produce fruit, while plants grown in partial shade 
grew luxuriantly and liore fruit that ripened in due 
course. — Agri Horticultural Society of Madras. 
RAINFALL KETUKN FOR COLOMBO. 
(Supplied by the Surveyor-General.) 
1896. 
1897. 
1898. 
1899. 
1900 
Av ot 
31yrs. 
;9!:l 
Inch 
Inch 
Inch 
In. h. 
Inch. 
Inch. 
Inch. 
January . . 
2-92 
3-81 
2-3-' 
6-98 
3-72 
3 "21 
11-91 
Feijruary . 
U-35' 
1-68 
1-98 
2-78 
('-63 
1-89 
0 37* 
March 
5-64 
3-66 
4-21 
0-88 
3-71 
4-75 
April 
5-93 
10-97 
22-81 
6-66 
15-12 
11-43 
May 
9-31 
8-30 
5-80 
17-73 
m 6J 
12-04 
June 
8-37 
10-14 
10-94 
9-23 
7-83 
8-35 
July 
2-85 
5-24 
6-15 
1-11 
6-77 
4-30 
August 
6-35 
9-09 
0-97 
0-62 
7-35 
3-79 
September 
10-99 
4-58 
6-90 
1-4S 
4-110 
4-98 
October . . 
10-78 
4 71 
■20-60 
12 99 
9-47 
14-- 6 
Novejubev.. 
19.31 
11-86 
17-38. 
8-53 
9-25 
12-. 5 
December. . 
U-76 
8-89 
3-05 
4-44 
5-20 
6-35 
Total.. 
101-06 
82-73 
103-11 
73-48 
83-68 
88-03 
12-28" 
The p. W. D. MErEOHOLOGicAi, Observations for 
Dec 19U0.— We append ihe Monthly Keturn of rain 
from wiiich it wUl be seen that the highest fall ia 
Dec. was at Maaalpuddy in the Eastern Province 
48-06 inches, and the lowest at Mylapitiya in the 
Ceui-ral Provmce, 1-01 inches. 
5-82 
9 74 
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