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though it will probably mean killing the four mothere as well. 
Giraffe are comparatively very common in T.T. and are very rarely 
killed legally as few people want them'as trophies even at $ 37 
per bull. You*will note that it is illegal to kill a female at all. 
Lions and poaching natives account for a gaol many svery yea 
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Don't you think/it would be as well to point out that, you 
want to secure the animals as near the Central Hallway as possible 
owing to the difficulty of transporting intractable animals ? The 
Game "warden might very wall grant the permit out aid a clause restrict 
ing the hunting to a certain district in the back blocks. 
Yes re. Chalmers Mitchell.. X would quote his let here out they 
are at the M.C.Z. and I am writing this at heme. He said that they 
only wanted reptiles, that they proposed building a new retile house 
this year and would prefer me to - have the stocking of it rather than 
anyone else. They would take delivery in 1937 and be prepared to 
spend several hundred', pounds, at the moment he could not definitely 
state the precise amount . T.B. agrees that it was quite definate. 
There should be no difficulty re. importing the truck, there 
is a clause in the Customs Ordinance stating that any article for 
a Government Department may be brought in free of duty. I*should not 
ourden the Ambassador with this request but write direct to the 
feme n, :iloaa* T.T. and at te th \ you i te giving him the 
truck if you can get him to make arrangements for it to come in duty 
free . He will fix''that alright a a he was crazy to have one when I* 
was there but the Govt, would not supply him with one* Tell him to 
send the necessary -.papers to Chief of 'Customs, D. 
when the permit v/as procured. * ^ 
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