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fessor G. Canestrini ; Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin ; 



V. T. Chambers, Esq. ; Robert Collett, Esq. ; The Colonial 



Museum of New Zealand ; The Rev. W. Deans Cowan ; 



Messieurs H. Crosse et P. Fischer; Professor James 



D. Dana ; Francis Day, Esq. ; George Dimmock, Esq. ; 



Dr. G. E. Dobson; Monsieur L. Dollo; Monsieur Alph. 



Dubois ; R. Edward Earll, Esq. ; Dr. A. Ernst; Professor 



W. H. Flower; Dr. Taus Jorge Fontana; Professor H, 



H. Giglioh; Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen; R. J. L. 



Guppy, Esq.; Dr. F. V. Haydcn ; Dr. James Hector; 



Dr.'E. Holub ; The Trustees of the Indian Museum ; The 



Editors of the Journal of Science; the Liverpool Free 



Public Library ; Dr. A, W. Malm ; Manchester Public 



Free Library; Professor Alph. Milne-Edwards; New 



York State Library ; New York State Museum of Natural 



History; Monsieur E. Oustalet; Professor J. Reinhardt; 



Dr. L. Riitimeyer; E. C. Rye, Esq.; Dr. T. Salvadori; 



Dr. R. Schomburgk ; P. L. Sclater, Esq. ; the Editors 



of the ' Scottish Naturalist'; Dr. Jacob Spangberg; Henry 



Stevenson, Esq. ; Dr. H. Troschel ; Professor W. Turner ; 



the University College of London; U.S. Commission of 



Fish and Fisheries; and H. B. Woodward, Esq. 



in. GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK. 



1. Buildings and Works. 



a. New Reptile-house. 



In several preceding annual reports the Council have 

 spoken of the necessity of providing a new Reptile-house, 

 and have announced that a spot in the south-eastern 

 corner of the Gardens, near the reservoir, had been selected 

 for the site of the proposed building. The clearing of the 

 ground and the burning of the clay into ballast for this 

 purpose was commenced in December 1880, and certain 

 sums (£.31 8s. 36?. and £l77 3s. id.) were expended on 

 these preliminary works in 1880 and 1881. The great 

 increase in the receipts which took place last year at 

 length gave the Council the long-wished-for opportunity 

 of commencing the building ; and in August last a con- 

 tract was entered into with Messrs. Holland and Hannen 

 for the construction of the principal portions of the struc- 



