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OTHER BUILDINGS. 



In addition to the House for Primates and the Lion House, 

 the restaurant, known as Public Comfort Building No. i, was 

 completed early in the year, and opened to the pubUc on May 

 30th. Although not remunerative, it is self-sustaining, and has 

 proved of great service to the public and to the Society. 



The Service Building and work-shops in connection therewith 

 were also completed during the year, being located in the rear 

 of the Reptile House, and nearly in the geographical center of 

 the Park. They have proved of great use to the Society and 

 its corps of officers. In it are located the office of the Director 

 and the Chief Clerk, the store-rooms, the kitchen, the cold-stor- 

 age warehouse, the office of the Chief Forester, Engineer and 

 medical staff and the photographic department. Quarters for 

 the carpenter, the blacksmith, the stable, and shops have been 

 placed in the rear service-yard. 



Many smaller installations have also been completed, all of 

 which will be set forth in detail in the report of the Director. 

 In passing, however, reference should be made to the develop- 

 ment of a series of installations for wild sheep and goats, in ac- 

 cordance with plans prepared by the Director. Four, fine inclos- 

 ures have been completed, and rock shelters provided. At 

 present these inclosures contain a pair of aoudad, a pair of 

 mouflon, a Himalayan tahr, and three Spanish ibex. The Di- 

 rector's report also details the various important items of 

 ground improvements accompUshed during the year, and the 

 new forms of live animals added to the collections. 



COLLECTION OF ANIMALS FOR THE LION HOUSE. 



The most pressing need of the Society to-day is, and will 

 be for some years to come, new animals to fill the various in- 

 stallations as they are completed or enlarged. Donations of 

 money, in large or small amounts, are greatly needed for this 

 purpose. It w'ill be necessary for the Society to provide, during 

 the coming spring and summer, funds for the purchase of a large 

 collection of felines for the new Lion House. As far as possible 

 it is the intention of the Committee to purchase young animals 

 caught wild, rather than to purchase stock born in captivity, 

 which are liable to be too closely inbred, and consequently less 

 vigorous than wild stock. Heretofore the cost of the individual 



