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pending their disposal, and for the use of such animals as 

 might upon occasions not be desirable for public exhibi- 

 tion. A glass roof was prepared and fixed over the Kan- 

 garoo-sheds at a total cost of £115 l7s. Id. This will, it 

 is believed, effect a material saving in the amount of straw 

 consumed in this house, besides being of much advantage 

 to the Kangaroos, which require, above all things, to be 

 kept dry. The balance expended on the final completion 

 of the studies in the Prosector^s Office, concerning which 

 full details Avere given in the last Report, amounted to 

 £31 Is. 'Jd. Finally, a sum of £.31 9.9. \d. was devoted 

 to the preliminary works upon a new boiler for the 

 Monkey-house, which has been completed during the 

 present year. These four items make up the total of 

 £394 12*. 9</. devoted to extraordinary expenditure in the 

 Gardens in 1SS2, besides the sum expended on the new 

 Reptile-house as already mentioned. 



c. Repairs and General Maintenance. 



The ordinary repairs of the numerous buildings, roads, 

 walks, railings, and enclosures in the Society's Gardens 

 necessitate the employment of a considerable staff of work- 

 men and a large expenditure on material; and the con- 

 tinual additions made to the buildings and walks obviously 

 cause a corresponding increase to the cost of their main- 

 tenance, and require greater exertions to be made to keep 

 the whole establishment in an efficient state. This, how- 

 ever, it is believed, was effectually performed in 1882 at a 

 total cost of £2579 17*. lid. against a sum of £2592 35. M. 

 expended in a similar way in 1881. 



The principal buildings thoroughly renovated and re- 

 paired in 1882 were the Marsupial-house, the Brush- 

 Turkeys'-house and enclosure, and the Fish-house. In 

 the latter a large new tank has been built, expressly 

 constructed to show the movements of diving birds (such 

 as Auks, Guillemots, and Penguins) under the water. 



These and various other smaller works, renovations, and 

 repairs kept the Society's staff" of workmen fully employed 

 in 1882. 



2. Staff. 

 The permanent Staff of the Society's Gardens remains 



