32 THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



pasture land, and the boundary ran in a direct line from the 

 western side of the bear pit to the opposite hedge, the intention 

 at first being to continue the Terrace right across. On the left 

 walks were made, and some ponds for waterfowl constructed, 

 while a good many movable dens and cages were dotted about 

 on the green turf. 



No detailed description of the condition of the Garden as a 

 whole has come down to us ; but an official circular of April 29, 

 1828, speaks of it as " in considerable forwardness " and for some 



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ADMIT AND PARTY, 



TO THE GARDENS^ REG^XVT'S PARK^ 



BY ORDER OF 



'^n/ 



ADMIT AND PARTY. 



TO THE MUS^UM^ 33^ BRUTpN STREET^ 



BY ORDER OF ^ 



Extract FROM REG^?ATT&Ns—'i^angers may be aJmitted either to the Gardens 



or Museum, by Orders from Fellows, upon payment of Is. by each Person." 



No Admission, except to Fellows, on Sundays. 



Catalogues of the Museum and Menagerie may be obtained at the respective 



Establishments. 



time open to Members. It then contained " a number of living 

 animals disposed in suitable dens, aviaries, and paddocks," but 

 there is no classified list. 



Not till July, however, were the plans for the houses pre- 

 pared, and still later were those for buildings on the north side 

 approved by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. As a 

 provision for tender animals during the winter a stable and room 

 adjoinmg in Park Street were taken, so that they might be 

 removed thither from the Gardens. From an entry in the 

 minutes it appears that the Council were fully alive to their re- 

 sponsibilities, for at the meeting of November 19 it was ordered 

 " that an inquiry be made after a small farm or land in the 

 vicinity of London, to be used as a breeding place." 



