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Dammerman, K.W., 1929. Preservation of wild life and nature reserves in the Netherlands Indies. Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Science Congress, Java 1929: 1-91, pls. 1-20
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All Rhino Species |
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The horns are highly valued by the Chinese, at some hundred guilders a piece, and are used for a secret medicine. We notice in the statistics that the exported horns mostly go to Singapore, and a small quantity goes direct to China. From Java hardly any export has taken place publicly as the rhino has been protected since 1909, but all the same, many a specimen has been killed illegally. The principal port of this product is Tandjoueng Selor in East Borneo. The total export from the Netherlands Indies in 1920 was 70 kg, in the following year this quantity rapidly decreased.
Export of rhino horn from Netherlands Indies
From Other islands From Java
Year Kilos Value (in guilders) Kilos Value
1918 - - -
1919 49 9320 -
1920 70 1447 -
1921 38 10609 -
1922 68 25941 -
1923 31 11246 8 2000
1924 24 10559 -
1925 16 5131 -
1926 22 6824 -
1927 26 4351 -
Principal countries of destination for rhino horn
Total Singapore China and Hongkong
1918 - - -
1919 49 31 10
1920 70 65 -
1921 38 38 -
1922 68 59 -
1923 39 24 10
1924 24 13 11
1925 16 6 9
1926 22 14 -
1927 26 21 -
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