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picture, and those who ought to know say that pigs 
will eat their flesh. Further than this in their praise I 
cannot go. 
Every settler who comes out to the Protectorate 
will wish for one or more rifles in addition to a shot 
gun. Whatever calibre or description of rifle he brings 
out, it may be certain that he will wish that he had made 
a different choice. Confident that that will be the case, 
I nevertheless recommend that if one rifle be brought 
it should be a magazine *375 or *360 ; while if two are 
brought I would suggest a *256 and a double *400-*450. 
A *375 is rather too big for the smaller antelope and 
hardly powerful enough for dangerous game. It can, 
however, be made to serve for both. If a third be 
added, possibly by an indulgent relative, let it be a 
double *360, the gun par excellence for lion shooting. 
In dealing with the various animals I shall confine 
my attention first to those animals which are likely to 
provide the settler with sport. And among these 
the lion undoubtedly heads the list. 
