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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURISt, 
[Feb. I, 1898 . 
of purchasing at the various Kachcheries (after 
due inquiry as to the hona ficlcs of the vendors) 
liorns and hides tliat are ilie property of genuine 
villagers. Ai.so that some legulations as to the 
local tanning of hides he adopted by feejicenses 
or other control The outcome of tliis meeting 
was the prolnbition of the expot t of hides of 
samltbur and .spotted deer for a period of 5 years 
as, from January 1 st, 1895, by proclamation on 
Oct. 23rd H.E. Sir Arthur Havelock, K.c.M.G., 
Governor of Ceylon. 
A second meeting was held in Colombo on 
Augu.st 14th, 1894, at which the following 
gentlemen were present : — 
R W levers. Esq. (presi- C H Bagot, Esq. 
dent) H Waoe, Esq. 
T Farr, Esq. \V Saunders, Esq. 
H V Masefield, Esq. E L Thomas, Esq. 
Edmd Jeffries, Esq. J S M Ross, Esq. 
Geo Beck. Esq. A T Cathcart, Esq. 
"W Murray, -Menzies Esq. Fred Hadden, Esq. 
N Rowsell, Esq. A H Pain, Esq. 
H P Gallwey, Esq. Allanson, Bailey, E.sq. 
F 0 Fisher, Esq. A M White, Esq. 
H Gordon, Esq. H W Kennedy, Esq. 
A Jackson, Esq. G W Templer, Esq. 
A Thomas, Esq. J V Owen, Esq. 
A M Hurst, Esq. E Rosling, Esq. 
A S Brc'UC, Esq. II E Power, Esq. 
R Jackson, E-q. H Paterson. Esq. 
iElian A King, Esq. G A Craib, Esq. 
A Tiitbani, Esq. C M McCausland, Esq. 
B Ffanshaw, Esq. E Turner, Esq. 
F H Price, Esq. F J Hadden, Esq. 
H M Philby, Esq. E G Reeves, //o». Secy. 
The following resolutions were proposed and 
carried ; — 
I. That a Committee be formed composed of 
all Government Agents and their assistants and 
all Conservatois of Foiests and their assistants 
and the following gentlemen, with power to add 
to their number : — H Pain. 
Geo. Beck, Esq. Major As, Esq. 
H Gordon, Esq. E Jeffrieby, Esq. 
A Jackson, Esq. H M Pliilden, Esq. 
R Jackson, Esq. F J Hadnts, Esq. 
A T Cathcart, Esq. F L Clemeas, Esq. 
A M Hurst, Esq. M H Thomas, Esq. 
G H Bagot, Esq. A H Thomey, Esq. 
T Farr, Esq. H P GallwSmith, Esq 
E G Reeves, Esq. W Bowden Smith, Esq 
To the above Cotnmittee the names of J. R. 
Barkley, Esq-, and W. Hermon, w'ere subse- 
quently added. 
II. That five shall form a quorum. 
III. That the annual subscription be E5 for 
the current year. 
IV- That the formulation of rules be left to 
the Committee. 
Asavesult of this meeting the following rules 
were drawn out by the following members of Com- 
mittee on August 17th, 1894. 
R W levers. Esq., H P Gallwey, Esq. 
Geo. Beck, Esq. W Bowden Smith, Esq. 
G M Fowler, Esq. Major A H Pain 
E Jeffries, Esq. Frank Hadden, Esq. 
A F Broun, Esq., C. G. AM Hurst, Esq. 
Forest Department H Gordon, Esq. 
A Tatham, Esq., C. G. T Farr, Esq., Acting Ron. 
Forest Department Secretary 
A H Thomas, Esq. 
Rules of the Game Protection Society of Ceylon: — 
1 It shall be the duty of every member of 
the Society to make himself acquainted with the 
]>rovisions of the existing Game Oidinar.ces and 
to see that these provisions are carried out within 
his District. 
2 It shall be the duty of every member of 
tlie Society to lay information as to a breach of 
the Game Ordinances before a Police Court, and 
members may exercise their discretion as t» 
whether they shall proceed directly against offen- 
ders or after reference to the Hon. Secretary. 
3. In the event of an informant in a success- 
ful prosecution being a member of the Society, 
the reward received by him shall be paid into 
the Society's funds. 
4. The Society shall receive through the 
Secretary applications from members for the 
appointment of paid watchers, these applications 
to be dealt with by Messrs. G. Beck and T. Farr 
in conjunction witli the Secretary. 
5. It shall be the duty of every member of 
the Committee to obtain for the Society as many 
members as possible. 
6. Annual General Meeting shall be held on 
the dates of the Colombo and Nuwara Eliya 
Race Meetings at Colombo and Nuwara Eliya 
and an Extraordinary General Meeting shall oe 
held in Kandy or elsewhere whenever called by 
the Secret ary^ 
It was resolved at this meeting that copies of the 
Game Ordinances (interleaved) be supplied to each 
member of Committee for their information. 
On the 2nd December, 1895, a Special General 
Meeting was called by the Hon. Secretary at 
Hatton, at which the following gentlemen were 
present ; — 
P' L Clement', E?q. (presiding) J Manley Power, Esq. 
H Gordon Cuff, Esq. W Maitland, Esq. 
Capt. Justice C Stafford Northcote, Esq. 
J G Riadore, Esq. H Blacklaw, Esq. 
R Sidgwick, P..'q. D Renny. 
W A Wilson, Esq. E G Reeves, Esq. 
T Farr, Esq. Hon. Secretary. 
K H Plumridge, Esq. 
The following resolutions were proposed and 
carried : — 
I. That Government be asked by the Society 
to allow a sub-Committee of sportsuicu to make 
a draft of an Ordinance to revise the existing 
Game Ordinances in order to ensure the more 
efficient protection of game. 
II. That Government be asked to provide a 
certain sum from the revenue collected from 
gun licenses for the payment of watchers for the 
protection of game, the Society finding an equal 
amount for the same purpose. 
III. That the annual subscription due for 1895 
be collected, and that the Hon. Secretary be 
asked to invite a certain number of members in 
each District to collect. 
The Hon. Secretary, Mr. E. GOKDON Reevef, 
re-signed and Mr. T. PAer was elected in his placed 
Subsequent to the above meetings the Hon. 
Secretary approached Government on the subject 
of (the 1st , and 2nd resolutions, and was informed 
that Government was not prepared to legislate 
further in this direction, and that the funds 
asked for could not be granted, as “it would 
be irregular to place public money at the ois- 
posal of a private Association in no w'ay under 
Government control.” 
On P’ebruary I8th, 1896, a General Meeting 
was held at the Hill Club, Nuwara Eliya, at 
which the following gentlemen were present : — 
F. L. Clements, Esq. (presiding) K. Macandrew, Esq 
Hon. W. Paulett A. C. W. Clarke, Esq 
C. H. Bagot, E.-;q. S. P. Gallwey, Esq 
A. W. Jackson, Esq. F. J. Hadden, Esq 
R. Jackson, Esq. H. M. Philby, Esq 
A. M. Walker, Esq. W. L. Murray-Men- 
W. Hei'mou, Esq. zies. Esq. 
H. V. Bagot, Esq. T. Farr, Esq.— /7on. 
Secretary. 
