Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Mr. 'hodson was one of my police officers when I was Resident Commissioner of the Bechuana land Protectorate, and of all the capable officers of the excellent police force of that country there was not one on whom I had greater reliance, or for whom I had a stronger personal regard. With a good knowledge of conditions in South Africa, I can say. With confidence that since the days of my old friend Ered Selous there has not been a single hunter in South or Central South Africa who has been more thorough and sportsman like than Mr. Hodson.