Journal and notes of H. Hamlin : Whitney South Sea Expedition July 20, 1927 to August 8, 1930.
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245 hunters to work apart in some other district of the territory - I am overstepping the bounds of the ordinance. This I did when I took David up to Buma. Un- fortunately, I encountered a Magis- trate who queried the action which could only have been concealed by luck, and received official com- munication about it from the Govt. Secty'. Fortunately, the Magistrate at Savanai had shouldered all responsibility - so I was innocent. I should consider it a coup, if we had made a good haul in the Buma Division. Then, there was the question of "Shooting Assistant's Licenses", which had not been procured; these were officially is- sued on my application from Buma. The total cost of all licenses, Permits, etc., amounts to - £28-7-6; for a limited number of birds, which the rules make it quite impossible to secure with any degree of satisfaction.