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State, transmits herewith copy of a note from the Spanish Ambassador, dated Noven:ber 21, respecting the preservation of game in Africa.

Reference to previous letter: Foreign Office, November 22.* Foreign Office,

November 30, 1911.

(Translation.)

Enclosure in No. 50.

Spanish Embassy, November 21st, 1911. YOUR EXCELLENCY,

WITH reference to the note which you were good enough to address to me on October 21st last, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that, according to a communication received from His Excellency the Minister of State, the Spanish Government, whose views are always favourable to the protection of useful fauna in the territories of Spanish Guinea, accept with pleasure the régime proposed by Your Excellency, provided that it is also introduced in the possessions adjoining this territory, since, if this were not done, such a measure might be the cause of a fraudulent exportation of elephants' tusks from our dominions to neighbouring countries, thus causing injury to firms established in Spain and nullifying the results which it is hoped to obtain from the system.

In proof of their desire to see the system introduced, the Spanish Government have already prohibited the exportation of tusks and pieces (puntos) of ivory

I have, &c., weighing less than six kilograms.

39573

No. 51. NYASALAND.

VILLA URRUTIA.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 12.45 p.m., 9th December, 1911.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 52.]

No. 55. Hamerton, Medical Officer in temporary charge of operations Royal Society's Commission, recommends creation of temporary game reserve in sleeping sickness area, boundaries as defined in Gazette Notice 157 of 1910, for purposes of research. Concur, and in accordance with Section 15, Ordinance 2, 1911, request authority by telegram to publish proclamation.-Manning.

39573

No. 52. NYASALAND.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 1.50 p.m., 13 December, 1911.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by 40906: not printed.]

Your telegram of 9 December, No. 55.† In view of suspicion attached to certain species of game in this connexion, cannot approve of establishment of temporary game reserve in the sleeping sickness area unless I am convinced that such measure essential to success of the enquiry, and that important results may be expected from it. Send full report by telegraph on these points, and also state for how long reserve would have to be maintained.

State as soon as possible whether Bruce supports proposal.-Harcourt.

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† No. 51.

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No. 53.

FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received 29 December, 1911.)

[Answered by No. 54.]

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments

to the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and, by direction of the Secretary

of State, transmits herewith copy of letter from Earl Granville, No. 61, Africa, dated December 20: (Preservation of Game in Africa) for observations. Reference to previous letter: Foreign Office, November 22, 1911.* Foreign Office,

SIR,

December 28, 1911.

(No. 61. Africa.)

Enclosure in No. 53.

Berlin, December 20, 1911. WITH reference to your despatch, No. 111, Africa, of the 22nd ultimo, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith copyt and translation of a Note Verbale from the Imperial Foreign Office stating that the German Govern- ment are prepared to ratify the Game Convention of May 19th, 1900, under certain reservations as to the interpretation to be placed on two of its provisions.

It is also stated in this communication that the Imperial Government are willing to support endeavours to raise the limit of weight at which elephant tusks may be traded in or exported from Africa, but that they must make a reservation in regard to the Cameroons, should a reservation be made by the French Government reducing the weight in the case of French territories in the neighbourhood of that Colony.

I have, &c.,

The Right Hon.

Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

GRANVILLE.

Translation of Note Verbale from the German Foreign Office of December 17, 1911. The Foreign Office has the honour to inform the British Embassy that the Imperial Government are prepared to ratify the Game Convention of May 19, 1900.

The Imperial Government take this opportunity to explain the interpretation which they think should be placed upon two provisions of the Convention.

1. According to Article II., No. 4, the animals mentioned in Table IV. may be hunted and killed only in limited numbers. Of these animals some, especially wild boars, but also certain antelopes, hippopotami, the smaller felines, jackals and other animals, do such damage to cultivated lands and domestic animals in many districts that provision must be made for driving away or reducing the numbers of these animals in the districts concerned-in certain circumstances even by means of premiums. Such measures aimed at the protection of agriculture and forestry and limited to the districts affected are regarded as compatible with the Convention.

2. According to Article II., No. 6, of the Convention, close seasons are to be established for the protection of the young of the animals. This provision, which of course does not apply to destructive animals (Table V.), is to be brought into operation at once so far as the authorities concerned have reliable knowledge as to the rutting season and period of gestation of the animals concerned. case of many species, however, these seasons are not yet sufficiently known, either generally or in particular districts; in these cases therefore the close seasons can

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