TOURING ASSOCIATIONS 
A. — Touring Club du Congo Beige : 
Head Office and Management : 44, rue de la Loi, Brussels. 
Offices in Europe : 44, rue de la Loi, Brussels — • 17, rue d'Aren- 
berg, Antwerp — 6, rue Paradis, Nice. 
Offices in the Belgian Congo : General Secretariat, Forescom 
Building, Leopoldville. 
Regional committees at Leopoldville, Elisabethville, Bukavu, 
Stanleyville, Coquilhatville, Usumbura, Luluabourg. 
Branch Offices at Matadi, Thysville, Jadotville, Goma, Albert- 
ville, Kindu, Kigali, Astrida, Kisenyi, Bunia, Kitega, Tshikapa and 
Boma. 
B. — Flying Clubs : 
Aero club du Congo Beige, In Leopoldville — Aero club de Ma- 
tadi — Aero club de Stanleyville — Aero club du Katanga, in 
Elisabethville — Association aeronautlque du N.-E. Congolals in 
Aketi — Aero club de Luluabourg — Aero club du Kivu et du 
Ruanda-Urundi, in Usumbura — Aero club de Bukavu — Aero 
club de Coquilhatville. 
C. — Automobiles Clubs : 
Royal Automobile Club du Katanga at Elisabethville — Secreta- 
riat : P.O.B. 998, and premises: 111, Avenue de LEtoile. 
section at Albertville — Stan Automobile Club at Stanleyville — 
Royal Automobile Club of Kivu at Bukavu : sections at Usum- 
bura and Luluabourg. 
D. — Town touristic and publicity Committees : 
The town touristic Committees for Katanga in Elisabethville, for 
Kasai in Luluabourg and for North-Kivu in Goma; the town 
touristic committees for Leopoldville, Elisabethville, Stanleyville, 
Bukavu, Goma and Kisenyi. 
E. — Yacht Clubs : 
in Leopoldville and Albertville. 
BANKING ETABUSHMENTS 
La Banque Centrale du Congo Beige et du Ruanda-Urundi. — • 
Bank of issue and colonial cashier. 
La Banque du Congo Beige — Agencies : Albertville, Basankusu, 
Boma, Bumba, Bunia, Buta, Butembo, Coquilhatville, Bukavu, 
Elisabethville, Goma, Jadotville, Kamina, Kikwit, Kindu (Port 
Empain), Kolwesi, Leopoldville, Libenge, Luluabourg, Matadi, 
Paulis, Stanleyville, Usumbura, Dar-es-Salaam. 
The Banque Beige d'Afrique — Agencies : Aketi (Port Chaltin), 
Albertville, Boma, Coquilhatville, Bukavu, Elisabethville, 
Goma, Jadotville, Kindu (Port Empain), Kolwezi, Leopoldville, 
FOREIGN CONSULAR 
South Africa : Leopoldville and Elisabethville — Austria : Leo — 
Canada : Leo — Denmark : Leo and EVille — United States of 
America : Leo and EVille — Finland : Leo — France : Leo, E'ville, 
Matadi, Stanleyville, Bukavu and Usumbura — Great-Britain : Leo 
and EVille — Greece : Leo, EVille and Stanleyville — Holland : 
Leo and Jadotville — Italy : Leo — Lebanon : EVille — Liberia : 
Leo — Norway : EVille. Leo and Matadi — Portugal : Leo, Matadi, 
Luluabourg, Paulis, Stanleyville, Usumbura, Brazzaville, Bangui 
and Pointe-Noire. 
La Societe Congolaise de Banque (Socobanque) , at Leopoldville, 
Elisabethville and Stanleyville. 
Credit Congolais at Leopoldville. 
Banque Congolaise pour le Commerce, ITndustrie et TAgriculture 
at Bukavu. 
Banque Nationale pour le Commerce et ITndustrie (French) at Leo- 
poldville. 
La Kredietbank at Leopoldville. 
REPRESENTATION 
Boma — German Federal Republic : Leopoldville — Switzerland : 
Leo — Sweden : Leo and Matadi — Czechoslovakia : Leo. 
The Consulate General of Spain In Antwerp, the Consulate of 
Poland In Brussels, the Consulate of Turkey at Antwerp, the Con- 
sulate of Argentina at Antwerp, the Consulate of Brazil at Dakar 
and the Consulate of the Indian Union at Nairobi has juridictlon 
over the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. 
CIRCULATION IN THE NATIONAL PARKS 
A. — Albert National Park and Park of the Kagera (Abstract 
from regulations) . 
Circulation In Albert National Park and in Kagera Park are sub- 
ject, except for a certain number of roads, to an authorization 
from the Warden of the Park or from the Rwindl Camp. Such 
authorization involves the payment of a fee which varies from 
Fr. 125 to 400 (reduction of 50 % to groups of 10 persons), 
according to the sections visited. In the case of excursions organized 
at a fixed rate, all such fees are Included in the tariff. 
Persons who have the required authorizations must be accom- 
panied by a native guide recommended by the Depts. of the Natio- 
nal Park, or by a guide duly approved by the Institution. 
Authorization to introduce, retain and use photographic came- 
ras in the National Parks of the Belgian Congo may be obtained 
free of charge. 
An authorization to introduce, retain and use amateur cinemato- 
graphic equipement is subject to a fee of Fr. 200 per camera. 
The snapshot-cameras and 8 mm. motion picture cameras are 
exempted from the payment of a tax. 
In all National Parks it is strictly forbidden to hunt, fish, pick 
flowers or plants, disturb the animals and leave the paths where 
circulation is permitted. (For detailed information, see special 
leaflet) . 
B. — Circulation in the National Parks of Garamba and of 
Upemba requires a special authorization. 
HUNTING AND FISHiNG 
N. B. — For fuller information, please consult the booklet 
« Big-Game Hunting In the Belgian Congo » published by the 
Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, and 
« Game Fishing in the Congo Estuary » by Major Maree. 
These booklets are on sale at the Tourist Bureau for the Belgian 
Congo and Ruanda-Urundi — 28, Putterie, Brussels, at the price 
of 1 0 B.frs. and 25 B.frs. respectively. 
FORMALITIES : See « customs formalities » for bringing arms 
into the Colony. The fire-arms belonging to tourists who only stay 
In the Congo for a maximum period of 6 months, and which have 
been declared for transit, are not subject to the stamping formalities. 
The possession of those fire-arms must be covered by a licence 
as soon as they are brought into the territory (100 fr. for every 
fire-arm); this licence is quite independent from the shooting- 
licence. 
FIRE-ARMS : Each person is allowed to take three fire-arms, i.e. 
three guns which are not rifled, or one rifled gun and two which 
are not rifled, or 2 rifled guns (one of which will be a pistol or 
a revolver) and one which is not rifled. The holder of a shooting- 
licence for elephant-hunting is allowed to take five rifled guns 
with him when entering the Colony. The possession of fire-arms 
of the governmental type or using ammunition meant for govern- 
mental type guns, as well as the possession of self-propelled fire 
arms are prohibited. 
LICENCE : The tourist can obtain : 1 ) from the territorial au- 
thorities, either a restricted licence for a non-resident, valid tor one 
year all over the Colony, on payment of a tax amounting to 
750 frs, with which that tourist will be allowed to kill any adult 
and male animal mentioned in tables I and II, riders to the decree 
concerning hunting, or a full licence for a non-resident, valid one 
year and all over the Colony, on payment of a tax amounting to 
3.000 frs, with which the tourist will be allowed to kill the same 
animals and moreover, certain kinds of those mentioned in table II, 
but under the circumstances and within the strict limits provided 
by the decree, and on payment of fixed taxes. 2) from the 
Governor General or the Governor of a Province or their delegate, 
a shooting-licence for elephant hunting allowing the holder to kill 
two male adults (tusks weighing over lOlb), valid for one year 
and In restricted areas, on payment of 1 0.000 fr. tax. 
