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The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, United States ; Su- 

 perintendent of the National Observatory, United States ; 

 Messrs. Baird and Girard; Bennett Dowler, jM.D. ; The 

 Editor of the Athenaeum Journal; The Editor of the 

 Zoologist ; The Editor of the Literary Gazette ; The Editor 

 of the Pharmaceutical Journal ; The Editor of the Agri- 

 cultural Magazine. 



GARDEN ESTABLISHMENT, 

 a. Works. 



The Buildings, Works, and Repairs have been 

 already alluded to in the Report on Expenditure, and the 

 Council have here only to remark, that the gradual, al- 

 though not extensive improvements to which they thought 

 it desirable to limit their operations during 1853, have had 

 the effect of increasing sensibly the general neatness and 

 convenience of the various parts of the Garden and Me- 

 nagerie to which they have been applied : and in the case 

 of the only important work which has been executed, — 

 the Aquavivarium, — the most complete success as a popular 

 exhibition has been secured. 



As the method of management in this novel undertaking 

 is now completely under control, there will be no difficulty 

 in developing this extremely intei'esting and instructive 

 feature of the Society's Collection to a much larger extent; 

 and measures have therefore recently, been taken for the 

 importation of Exotic species of Zoophytes and Fish, which 

 cannot fail to add very materially to the existing attractions 

 of this building, as well as to its usefulness. 



The great size and strength which the Hippopotamus 

 has so rapidly attained, render it absolutely necessary to 

 provide enlarged accommodation for him ; and the Council 

 have consequently commenced a building on a suitable 

 scale, adjoining that in which he has hitherto been placed. 

 On the completion of this work, the original building will 

 be appropriated to the young female which has been pre- 

 sented to the Society by his Highness the Viceroy of 

 Egypt, and which, it is expected, will reach this country 

 towards the end of the month of June. 



b. Menagerie. 



The general completeness of the Series of Hving Animals 

 in the Menagerie, has, as usual, occupied the attention of 



