. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . vellers, and amuch lower one upon residents and officials, as a neces-sary condition of shooting, while the licencees were, insome Protectorates, limited as to numbers permitted tobe killed, in the case of rare or slow-breeding animals,such as elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo, andgiraffe. Above all, a beginning was made in setting outreserves. Some regulations were also in force in theGerman territory. As regards those enacted in most ofthe territories, experience has revealed defects which havesi
. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . vellers, and amuch lower one upon residents and officials, as a neces-sary condition of shooting, while the licencees were, insome Protectorates, limited as to numbers permitted tobe killed, in the case of rare or slow-breeding animals,such as elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, buffalo, andgiraffe. Above all, a beginning was made in setting outreserves. Some regulations were also in force in theGerman territory. As regards those enacted in most ofthe territories, experience has revealed defects which havesince been remedied, as I shall presently show. It remains to be considered in what respects therecommendations of the Convention will strengthen tin-Game Laws in British territories. The principal proposalsof the Conference may be summarised as follows :—Aspecial and select list, or class, is to be constituted, com-prising species in danger of extinction, and which are tobe absolutely protected at all times. Immature animalsand breeding females are also to receive protection. The. BIG GAME PRESERVATION 119 sale of tusks of elephants weighing less than 11 lbs. isforbidden, and finally, and most important of all, eachPower undertakes to establish adequate reserves, and toprotect them from encroachment. It will be seen that these recommendations imposeupon the Powers certain obligations. P have added tothis volume an Appendix containing the latest GameLaws for the Soudan, British East Africa, Uganda, BritishCentral Africa, and Somaliland, together with regula-tions, such as they are, which are in force in GermanEast Africa. The latter I received from the ColonialOffice at Berlin, but as, with slight exceptions, theyseem of a date anterior to the Conference, the engage-ments then entered into do not as yet appear to havebeen completely carried out. By an examination ofthese it will be seen how far the British Government,at any rate, have complied with the undertakings uponwhich we
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