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The Council have been fortunate in obtaining, since the 

 last anniversary, the support of several valuable correspond- 

 ents, among whom they particularly desire to mention 



Alexander Elphinstou, Esq., H.E.I.C.C.S., Bombay. 



The Lord Harris, Governor of Trinidad. 



Captain Scanlan. 



A. Grant, Esq., M.D., Colombo. 



Alexander Grace, Esq., Deputy Queen's Advocate, Galle. 



A. N. Ward, Esq., H.E.I.C.ClS., Madras. 



J. Dunbar, Esq., Judge of the Suddur Court, Calcutta. 



Dr. Bowring, H.B.M. Consul, Canton. 



H. Grace, Esq., H.M. Vice-Consul, Mogador. 



H. E. Tyler, Esq., Lieut. R.E., S** Lucia. 



J. Davis, Esq., M.D., S. Carolina. 



Don Javier Ovalle, of Valparaiso. 



Martin Stevenson, Esq., of Valparaiso. 



Capt. The Hon. C. Keppel, R.N., H.M.S. Maeander. 



From several of these gentlemen donations have already 

 arrived, or are on their passage to this country ; from all of 

 them the Society may anticipate cooperation of the most efifec- 

 tual character. 



The Collection of living Animals which was announced in 

 the last annual Report as presented to the Society by His 

 late Highness Ibrahim Pasha, through the influence of the 

 Hon. C. A. Murray, was successfully transported to the Gar- 

 dens in charge of the Under-Keeper Henry Hunt, who was 

 despatched to Cairo for that purpose. The gifts of the Vice- 

 roy were accompanied by several other interesting animals 

 obtained by the energy and judgment of Mr, IMurray, to 

 whom the thanks of the Society are eminently due. 



Within ^ few days of the arrival of this important collec- 

 tion, the Council were fortunate enough to receive in safety 

 a valuable gift from the Governor of Singapore : so that in 

 the first week of July 1849 the united accessions to the Me- 

 nagerie may be considered as having reached their highest 

 point of value, compared with any similar period since the 

 foundation of the Society. 



It is worthy of remark that the number of Visitors, as ilidi- 

 cated by the receipts at the Gate during the month of July 



