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2. I note that though free shooting has been encouraged in the Ngara sub- district of the Marimba District for twelve months, the natives have accounted for no more than 48 head of game, of which 28 were antelope, 16 pig, and 4 "rabbits." As the Governor says, this is proof that the natives generally could not be relied on to exterminate game.

3. I agree that it would be waste of time to try to ascertain whether this slight diminution of wild animals has influenced the numbers of tsetse.

4. I think that it is wise to continue the experiment. Probably the destruction of game will fall far short of extermination; but the Missionary Societies will be placated and the public generally will be convinced that the measures advocated by persons imperfectly acquainted with the difficulties of the subject, however plausible they may be, are not always practicable.

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I have, &c.,

ARTHUR G. BAGSHAWE,

Director.

No. 57.

FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received 12 April, 1912.)

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 a despatch from Sir E. Goschen respecting the Shooting Regulations for German East Africa.

Reference to previous letter: Foreign Office, January 3rd, 1912.*

Foreign Office,

April 11th, 1912.

(No. 14. Africa.) SIR,

Enclosure in No. 57.

Berlin, April 5, 1912.

WITH reference to my despatch, No. 62, Africa, of December 20th last, I have the honour to transmit herewith copy and translation of a notice issued by the Governor of German East Africa on January 8, 1912, giving the revised text of the Shooting Regulations for that Protectorate of November 5th, 1908, and December 30th, 1911.

The Right Hon.

Sir Edward Grey, Bart., K.G.,

&c., &c.,

(Translation.)

&c.

I have, &c.,

W. E. GOSCHEN.

NOTICE issued by the Governor of German East Africa, respecting Shooting in German East Africa, January 8, 1912.

The Notices of November 11, 1911 (Amtlicher Anzeiger, No. 49, 1911) are 244, hereby annulled and the following Shooting Regulations of November 5, 1908 (Amtlicher Anzeiger, No. 23, 1908; Deutsches Kolonialblatt, 1909, No. 6, page seq.) together with the provisions for carrying out these regulations, are here pub- lished in the form given to them by the Order of December 30, 1911 (Amtlicher Anzeiger, No. 54, 1911).

For the Imperial Governor,

Daressalam,

January 8th, 1912.

* No. 12 in [Cd. 6671].

METHNER.

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SHOOTING REgulations of November 5th, 1908, and December 30th, 1911.

§ 1.

Shooting within the meaning of this Order is understood to be the shooting and capture of all animals usually hunted according to the custom of the country, in so far as these animals are to be considered according to the legal provisions as not being the private property of any person.

§ 2.

It is forbidden to shoot gorillas, chimpanzees, and also ostriches, carrion-kites, secretary birds (Schlangengeier), and owls, or to remove or damage the eggs of these birds.

The Governor may permit, under certain conditions to be fixed by him, a definite number of these animals to be captured and killed for scientific or breeding purposes, and he may also allow eggs to be removed.

The Governor may change, by the issue of a public notice, the list of animals named in paragraph 1 by including other kinds of animals, or one or the other sex, or the young of certain kinds of animals, and by omitting any of the species from

the list.

§ 3.

The animals which may be shot (§ 1) are divided in the sense of the provisions given below, as follows:--

Class I.

All game (Jagdhare Tiere), with the exception of the species included in the following classes.

Class II.

Rhinoceros (Nashorn), giraffe, zebra, koodoo, "Spiessbock" (Oryx), gazelle."

Elephant.

Class III.

Class IV.

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Beasts of prey, wild boars, wart-hogs, porcupines, earth-pigs, apes (with the exception of those named in §§ 2 and 5 c), amphibia, reptiles, birds of prey.

The Governor may, by the issue of a public notice, change the above division

of game for the entire Protectorate or parts of it, by striking out any species of animals or one or other of the sexes, or the young of such a species from one class and including them in another, or by removing animals from one of the above classes to the list of § 2 and vice versâ,

Animals of Class IV. may be hunted free, under reserve of the provisions of §§13 and 17.

On the other hand, the animals of Classes I., II., and III. may be shot only by the holder of a shooting licence subject to the restrictions contained in § 4 and the following sections.

§ 4.

The fees for the shooting licences are as follows :—

1. If the shooting is carried out by natives or coloured persons of the same legal status as natives in a particular district :-

(a) On animals of Class I. (§ 3), 10 rupees, which amount may, in special circumstances, be reduced for certain districts to 5 rupees by the district authorities (district offices, military stations, residencies) with

(Small native shooting licence.) the approval of the Governor.

(b) If the shooting is carried out on animals of Classes I. and II. (§ 3), 50

rupees (large native shooting licence).

2. Ten rupees, if the shooting is to be carried out in a particular administra- tive district on animals of Class I. (§ 3) (district shooting licence).

3. Fifty rupees, for animals of Class I. (§ 3) in the entire Protectorate (small shooting licence).

4. Four hundred and fifty rupees for animals of Classes I. and II. (§ 3) (large shooting licence).