to pre- 

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 devel- 

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The New York Zoological Society 



so with its 261 acres and room to grow, 

 the New York Zoological Society begins its 

 career with an enormous advantage. 



Admission to the Park will be free — except 

 on two days of each week, when a small ad- 

 mission fee will be charged — but in return, 

 the city will be expected to supply the cost 

 of maintenance. The Society will supply the 

 collections and scientific management of the 

 Park, and, so far as practicable, the buildings. 



The advantages of membership in the So- 

 ciety include not only free admission and 

 tickets for guests, but certain right to publi- 

 cations, use of library, and other advantages. 



Scientific investigations, publications, lec- 

 tures and animal art exhibitions will be carried 

 on by the Society in conjunction with the 

 Park, and there is every reason to hope that, 

 in the near future, New York will have a 

 flourishing rival to the London Zoological 

 Society. 



The committee of this club, which had in 

 charge the introduction of this enterprise, at- 

 tribute their success before the Legislature to 

 the energetic help of members of the Boone 

 and Crockett Club, and to the very consider- 

 able influence of the club itself. When the 



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