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(c.) If without holding any licence under these Regulations he kills, hunts, or 
captures any animal whatever within a game reserve, or is found within a game reserve 
under such circumstances as to show that he was in pursuit of animals, and was not 
lawfully employed there, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 5/., or, in default, 
to imprisonment for one month, without prejudice to his liability to any other penalty 
under this Regulation. 
9. Nothing in these Regulations shall be deemed to relieve any person from the 
obligation of taking out any licence which for the time being is required to be taken 
out for possessing or using a gun. 
10. The Regulations of the 9th September, 1896, for the preservation of wild 
game in certain parts of the Protectorate are hereby repealed. 
11. These Regulations may be cited as “The Game Regulations, 1897.” 
SCHEDULE E 
Game Reserves. 
1. The Elephant Marsh Reserve. 
Commencing at the junction of the Ruo and Shire Rivers, the boundary of the Elephant Marsh 
Reserve shall follow the right bank of the River Ruo as far as the Zoa Falls, and shall thence be 
carried along in a straight line in a north-westerly direction until it strikes the left bank of the River 
Shire opposite the junction of the Mwanza with the Shire ; the boundary shall then cross the River 
Shire and follow the right bank of the Mwanza River up stream to a point distant from the Shire 
12 miles in a straight line; thence the boundary shall run in a southerly direction, keeping always at 
a distance of 12 miles from the right bank of the Shire River until it reaches the boundary-line dividing 
the Lower Shire district from the Ruo. It shall then follow that boundary-line in an easterly direction 
until it strikes the right bank of the Shire River; the boundary shall then follow the right bank of the 
Shire River up stream to a point opposite the point of commencement, namely, the junction of the 
Shire and the Ruo Rivers. 
2. The Lake Chi/wa Reserve. 
Commencing at the source of the River Palombe in the Mlanje district, the boundary of the Lake 
Chilwa Reserve shall be carried in an easterly direction to the source of the most southern affluent of 
the River Sombani, and from this point shall be carried along a straight line in an easterly direction to 
the Anglo-Portuguese frontier, which it shall follow to the shores of Lake Chilwa. The boundary shall 
■continue along the shore of the lake southward, westward, and northward, as far as the confluence of 
the Likangala River. It shall then follow the course of the Likangala River up stream as far as the 
eastern boundary of Messrs. Buchanan Brothers’ Mlungusi estate, thence along the said eastern boundary 
of the said estate southwards to a point on the left bank of the Ntondwe River. It shall then follow 
the northern boundary of Mr. Bruce’s Namasi estate eastwards until the said boundary reaches the 
Palombe River, thence along the right bank of the Palombe River up stream to its source. 
SCHEDULE II. 
Part I. 
Wild beasts in respect of which licence (A) is required :— 
Elephant. Giraffe. 
Rhinoceros. Gnu (Wildebeest). 
