April 1, 1903.] THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTtTRIST. 
669 
vent the appearance of beiug naturally stud. In 
the course o£ a hunting run staga have known 
to knock their horns off against trees. This proclama- 
tion, th'^refore, welcome as it ia to the Game Pro- 
tection Society, will hardly act as a serious deterrent 
to slaughter for trade purposes, for there is always 
the meat of the carcase asj well. 1 am indebted to 
the Hon. the Collector of Oubtoms for the follow- 
ing return of export of sambur and spotted deer 
horns during 1901 and 1902 : — Taking the average 
weight of a pair of antlers of the two species to be 
two pounds (2 lb), the export of 1,238 c^ts during 
these two years represents the product of 69,328 
stags. I will not attempt to calculate the num- 
ber of hinds killed in the same period. 
Statement showing the exports of Deer and Sambur 
horns for the Island of Ceylon (Colombo) for the 
two years 1901 and 1902. 
2 . Horns Deer Horns Sarobui' 
01 Sna 1901 1902 1901 1902 
o S Quantity Quantity Quantity Quantity 
■ .2-Ss 
■32 » ^ 
United 
K'?dom ntO 3 21 450 0 9 814 .0 6 787 2 27 
Britiph 
India 0 1 20 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Germany OOOOSOOOOOQu 
Total 541 1 16 451 0 25 844 3 6 787 2 27 
H M Custom."?, (Signed) HL Crawfokd, 
Colombo, 61 Jan. 1903. for Piincipal Collector. 
No. 9. H M Customs, Colombo Jan. 6th, 1903, 
Sib, — With reference to your letter of the 28th 
ultimo, I have the honour to forward a return of the 
export of horns during the years 1901-1902, and to 
state that no horns have been shipped from our ports 
since 1899. — I am Sir, your obedient servant (Signed) 
H L Cbawfobd, Principal Collector. 
To Thomas Farr Esq., Honorary Secretary. 
Ceylon Game Protection Society. 
The Game Sanctuaries — are doing good and when 
the Food Supply in these runs short, the game will 
overflow into adjacent forests and here the Society 
should exert itself to afford protection by means of 
watchers. I dealt with this subject fully in my last 
report and since then no further developments are to 
be recorded beyond an improved Water Supply by 
means of drains in the proposed Puttalam Sanctuary 
and a considerable restriction in its area (112,000 acres 
to 75.000 acres) (37,000 for villages.) In the Hill 
Districts the amount of good that has been accom- 
plished by the refusal of shooting licenses to Tamil 
coolies and squatters about Nuwara Eliya together 
with an organised system of watchers is very marked, 
and where a year or two ago sambur had practically 
ceased to exist the old Game Paths again Show signs 
of nee. We have been fortunate in having the sympa- 
thy of his Excellency the Governor as well as that of 
the Government Agents of the adjacent Provinces 
and as a Society for the Protection of Game we have 
reason to cougratnlate ourselves upon the results of 
onr efforts. 
The 2few Ordinance No. 11 of i901, to amend 
Ordinance No. 10, of 1891, has now become law 
and it applied in prosecutions with common 
sense and discretion ; it should be of very material 
assistance in briuging to justice those person.s who- 
althongh in search of game, are not canf<ht red- 
banded in killing for by its terms, pursuing or attempt- 
ing to pursue, capturing or attempting to capture 
game are ma-le punishable offelices. It will, however, 
be necessary to prove that these persons are in 
pursuit of game and not of monkeys and pig?. 
BHA^■cH SociFTiES — appear to be in a fairly flourish- 
ing condition, judging by the reports of the two energetic 
Honorary Secretaries of the Nawalapiti>a m.d Hapu- 
tale Branches. Mr. P R Shaud informs me that he has 
gome 40 members on the list, and ]\Ir. Ormistou some 
26 members. Considering how favourably Uva resi- 
dentsare situated with regard to nport itiaamitter 
for suipii^e and rogret that the numbt r of nitinbt-rs 
ia not fur greater. During the year I have received 
from the Houorary Secretary of tl^e Nawaiapitlya 
Branch a sum of K20'25 being 25 percent of sub- 
Boriptious collected by them in 1901, whilst from the 
Honorary Secretary of tbe Hapu^ale Brauch I have 
received nothing, but have on the other haiid dis- 
bursed 1120 collected bv myself in the form of sub- 
scriptions, as well aa R115 to pay a game watcher in 
Uva. There iii one more subject of a general nature 
which I must briefly allude to ia this report, and 
that is the inadtquacy in my opinion of the fiues and 
penalties imposed in Ceylon in casus of breachee of 
our Game Ordinance. Through the courtesy nf Mt. 
John Ffbguson of the Cnjjlon Ohsecver I have received 
a copy of the Perak Government Oaxetie in which I 
notice an enactment in the Federated Malay States to 
provide for the protection of wild animals and birds. 
The penalties range from five dollars in respect to 
birds up to 600 dollars iu respect to big game. Daring 
the year 1902, two meetings were held, one a general 
meeting on April 2nd, and the other a general com- 
mittee meeting on the 20th September, nt the former 
the following Committees were elected. 
General Committpe : Sub- Committee.— A Itoaoiu- 
tion giving Honorary Secretaries of Brauch So- 
cieties control over the subscriptions collected by 
them to the extent of three-fourths thereof with 
the proviso that annual accounts be rendered 
to the Honorary Secretary of the Parent Society was 
carried. Mr. P R Shand, the Honorary Secretary 
of the Navvalapitiya Branch, has kindly complied 
with this proviso and sends us tbe following very 
satisfactory balance sheet E together with a chtqne 
for R45, aud a list of members numbering 46. The 
Balance Sheet E referred to. 
Balance Sheet for 1902. Db. 
To balance brought forward .. R43 83 
„ Subscriptions 1902 Ri80 
25 per cent to Parent 
Society ... R45 135-00 
Balance Sheet for 1992. 
By paid watchers 
,, Legul fee in prosecuting case 
,, Stamps 
,, Balance 
R178-H3 
Cr. 
R58'75 
2100 
4-65 
94-43 
R178 83. 
Whilst upon this subject I would point out that the 
establishment of these branch societies tends to 
impair the strength of the Parent Association finan- 
cially. Subscriptions are necessarily diverted from 
it, but at the same time tbe principle is very sound 
and fair in most respects. There is, however, another 
side to the question and it is my duty to draw at- 
tention to it. Sportsmen in search of big game in 
Uva and other areas protected by funds from the 
Parent Society do not nesitate to seek for their sport 
in those localities, although they may have coutriba- 
ted but an infinitesimal sum towards protecting them. 
I would, therefore, appeal to the Hon, Secretaries of 
these branches not to adhere too closely to the rule 
giving them the right to three-fourths of their col- 
lections, but to err if possible on the side of liberality. 
1 anticipate a falling olF in revenue this year twmg 
to the above cause at I 1 trust too much will not b« 
expected of the Pnvpni Society financially. 
Proxies. — It r,:is lieoided that proxies were not 
desirable at G n k Protc. ction Society meetings owing 
partly to the fat;t that the noii-ntteudance of 
mtmbers were bad enough as things wt re, and pirdv 
to the fear that by their means ivsolutions might be 
carried which might affect the presiit;e of the 
Society iu the eyes of Government. By this it was 
intended to be nnderttOJd that certain members 
who seldom er never attended meetings might in 
