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THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



but devoted his energies to the production of his famous books. 

 Mr. G. R. Waterhouse was appointed Curator of the Museum in 

 1836, and fulfilled the duties of that post till 1843, when he 

 obtained an assistantship in the British Museum. Mr. Louis 

 Fraser succeeded him, and after his resignation in 1845 the 

 Museum was in charge of subordinate officers. 



In 1831 there was an extension of the ground held on lease 

 by the Society from the Crown. This consisted of five acres and 

 a half on the west side of the South Garden, about an acre 



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PUBLIC DRIVE ROUND THE PARK 



WEST END OF NORTH GARDEN AND NORTHWARD EXTENSION, 1834. 



on the west of the North Garden, and a strip on the north 

 bank of the canal, containing about three acres and a half, and 

 extending in front of the whole length of the grounds on the 

 south side of the canal. This northward extension is shown on 

 the plan above and on the opposite page. An additional ten 

 acres, along the south-western verge of the South Garden, was 

 leased from the Crown in 1834. This area was separated from 

 the Park by a wire fence, and, for a time, used as pasture 

 land. The rent paid for the whole was £740, but an abatement 

 was made in 1839, which reduced the amount to £503 7s. 8d. 

 A good deal of building went on during this decade, and the 

 most important structures are given in order of time. In the 

 North Garden an elephant paddock was formed just west of the 



