The appellant was convicted by a magistrate of the offence of unlawful possession of government trophy contrary to section 82 (1) and (2) (b) of the Fauna Conservation Act (Cap. 38:01) (1973 Rev.). The magistrate found that the appellant came into possession of four elephant tusks lawfully, but failed to report his possession of them to the relevant authorities as required by section 82 (1) of the Fauna Conservation Act. On appeal against conviction and sentence, counsel for the appellant contended that, since the trial magistrate had found the appellant's initial possession of the tusks lawful, he could not be guilty of unlawfully possessing them by keeping them. Held that section 82 (1) of the Fauna Conservation Act requires a person who comes into possession of a government trophy to report it immediately to a district office, police station or to a game officer, game scout or game guard. Failure to report its possession forthwith is an offence. In the instant case, once the appellant admitted that the elephant tusks were found on him and that he had kept them, for about five weeks, he was in breach of section 82 (1) of the Fauna Conservation Act which required him to report his possession forthwith. The trial magistrate was therefore justified in convicting him.