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Arrangements were made with the following Gentlemen 
to give the Lectures :— 
Date. Lecture. 
Introductory Lecture on the Animals in the 
Gardens. By P.-L. Scuarer, M.A., Ph.D., 
1. Tuesday, April 14... 
F.R.S., Secretary to the Society. 
On the Geographical Distribution of Mammals. 
By P. L. Scuater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Se- 
cretary to the Society. 
3. Tuesday, ,, 21... 
4. Friday, fades 
5. Tuesday, ,, 28...) 
6. Friday, May 1... 
7. Tuesday, ,, 5...! | On the General Classification of Vertebrates. 
8. Friday, WS es By A. H. Garnop, B.A., Fellow of St. John’s 
9. Tuesday, ,,, 12... College, Cambridge, Prosector to the Society. 
10. Friday, ae GAS 
11. Tuesday, ,, 19...) | On the Aquarium and its Inhabitants. By W. 
12. Friday, Paes ote B. Carpenter, M.D., F.R.S. 
2. Friday, reget ik eee ) 
These Lectures are free to Fellows of the Society and 
their friends, and to other visitors to the Gardens. 
4, MENAGERIE. 
The number of animals belonging to the first three 
classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at 
the close of 1872 was 2010. The corresponding number 
on the 31st of December 1873 was 2187, as will be seen 
by the subjoined Table :— 
| December 31. 
{° 7. *meeern =| Comparison, 
| 1872. | 1878. 
Quadrupeds............... | 573 | 592 | Iner. 19 
Birdos hoy 8. 8 ; 1208 | 1829 | Iner.121 
Reptile: i vaddsiegases «02 | 229 266 | Incr. 37 | 
Pn Vote dm 
2010 | 2187 | Incr. 177 
The sum allowed in the estimates for the ordinary pur- 
chases for the Society’s Menagerie in 1873 was £2500. The 
amount actually spent in this manner, together with carriage 
and keepers’ travelling expenses was only £1797 17s. 3d. 
Besides this, however, the sum of £600 was paid for a 
Sumatran Rhinoceros, acquired in 1872. 
