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increase, however, is rather more apparent than real, nearly 
half of it being attributable to the larger amount of arrears 
of the previous year left outstanding on the Ist of Janu- 
ary 1870, and the remainder being mainly due to a larger 
expenditure on new animals for the Society’s Menagerie, 
and on Scientific Publications, during the year 1870. It 
is obvious that these are both of them items upon which 
there is no difficulty in effecting a reduction of expendi- 
ture, if necessary. As regards the important head of pro- 
visions for the animals in the Gardens, for which, with the 
present extended collection, it is always necessary to allow 
a sum of upwards of £4000 a year, it is satisfactory to 
observe that, notwithstanding the rise of prices of many 
important articles of consumption, a very-slight increase 
under this head took place during the year 1870, the total 
cost of provisions having been only £39 11s. 4d. more 
than in 1869. 
The extraordinary expenditure in 1870, under which 
head are placed such items as in ordinary accounts would 
be classed as expenditure on account of capital, consisted 
of a sum of £3043 18s. 11d., which was entirely devoted 
to the following new buildings and works in the Society’s 
Gardens. 
eget ithe 
(1) Completion of new Elephant-house, fence, 
yards; and-ponds.: 7s “se 2324 6 2 
(2) Completion of new Refreshment-room, 
with kitchens and store-rooms . . 307 0 9 
(3) Burning ballast for the above-mentioned 
new buildings and adjoining paths . 89 12 
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(4) New Heating-apparatus for Greenhouses 151 0 O 
(5) New Heating-apparatus for Eland-house 
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£3043 18 11 
Full explanations of these items will be given in the 
subsequent section of the Report which relates to the 
Garden Establishment. 
c. Reserve Funds. 
The Society’s principal Reserve Fund consists of a sum: 
