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Liliokalani, His Highness the Thakore Sahib of Limbdij 

 His Highness the Prince Devawongse, and the Maharajah 

 of Bhurtpore. 



7. Refreshment Department. 



The long-standing contract between the Society and 

 Messrs. F. Trotman & Sons for the supply of refresh- 

 ments in the Society^s Gardens having come to an end 

 by mutual agreement on the 31st of December last, the 

 Council determined to invite an offer from Messrs. Spiers 

 and Pond^ the well-known refreshment-contractors^ to 

 succeed to the vacant tenancy. After some negotiation an 

 agreement was arrived at which the Council trust will be 

 satisfactory to both parties, and Messrs. Spiers and Pond, 

 accordingly commenced the supply of refreshments in the 

 Society's Gardens on the 1st of January of the present 

 year. The well-knoM'n position of the firm of Messrs. 

 Spiers and Pond in this class of business renders it quite 

 unnecessary for the Council to say more on this subject, 

 further than that they have every reason to believe that 

 the business will be carried on in a style creditable to the 

 Society and satisfactory to the Fellows and to the Visitors. 



8. Menagerie. 



a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1887. 



The number of animals belonging to the first three 

 classes of Vertebrates living in the Society's Menagerie at 

 the close of 1887 was 2525. The corresponding number 

 on the 31st of December, 1886, was 2609, as will be seen 

 by the subjoined Table : — 



