THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 31 



Society by the Crown Office till April, 1828, it was stocked before 

 this time ; for the first sheet of " Occurrences " received at No. 

 33, Bruton Street, on February 25, contained a reference to it 

 among other particulars : 



Menagerie. — Received eleven wild ducks from the Lake, caught for 

 the purpose of pinioning, and then to be returned. 



Received six silver-haired rabbits from Mr. Blake. 



Otter died, in consequence of a diseased tail. 



Emu laid her fourth egg on the 24th. 



All animals and birds well. 

 Works.— Pit for bear, house for llamas in progress. 



Boundary wall for supporting the bank next the bear's pit begun. 

 Servants. —All on duty. 

 No. OF Visitors.— Four. 

 Particular Visitor.— Lord Auckland. 



Since that time a similar sheet, recording the principal events 

 of the preceding day, signed by the chief officer at the Gardens, 

 has been sent every morning to the office, where these are 

 preserved in yearly volumes. A duplicate set is kept at the 

 Superintendent's office at the Gardens. With the growth of the 

 establishment the form has been somewhat varied to allow of 

 other details and fuller particulars being given, such as the 

 various occupations of the workmen, the amount of money 

 taken, the weather, temperature of the houses, etc. 



Mr. Edward Amend Johnson was appointed Superintendent 

 and Assistant Secretary on April 27, and the Gardens were opened 

 to the public on payment. The resolution of the Council on this 

 subject was to the effect that " Strangers be admitted to the 

 Gardens by the written Order of a Fellow on payment of Is. 

 each, the holder of such order or ticket to be allowed to intro- 

 duce any number of companions at Is. each." As will be seen 

 from the Order reproduced on the next page, only Fellows were 

 admitted to the Gardens or Museum on Sundays. 



This is the earliest form of the ticket known, but the Fellow 

 who signed it did not join the Society till February, 1829. 



The visitor entering the Garden on that April morning, from 

 the Public Drive, as the Outer Circle was then called, would pass 

 a rustic lodge, on the spot now occupied by the Main Entrance. 

 Part of the Terrace was laid out, and the bear pit built, as was 

 the llama house on the left. To the right of the Terrace was 



