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The construction of the new framing-ground and pot- 
ting-sheds, which cost altogether £232 16s. 7d., was ren- 
dered necessary by the removal of the previous buildings 
to make room for the new Lion-house. They have been 
replaced in a much more efficient way, and in a more con- 
venient position, in the neighbourhood of the rest of the 
gardener’s establishment. 
In order to furnish winter-quarters for a pair of the 
Giant Tortoises of the Aldabra Islands acquired last sum- 
mer, the glass front which formerly covered a portion of the 
old Lions’ dens was removed into the North Gardens, and 
re-erected there, at a total cost of £105 14s. 3d. With the 
addition of a back wall and a small heating-apparatus, a 
very efficient building has thus been formed for the object 
in contemplation. 
The sum of £94 8s. 6d. was likewise expended in 1875 
in carrying the water-main over the bridge into the new 
North Gardens. 
These three items, together with the sum spent on the 
new Lion-house, as already mentioned, make up a total of 
£7429 9s. 3d., which was devoted to new buildings and 
works in the Society’s Gardens during the year 1875. 
2. STAFF. 
The recent increase of the buildings in the Gardens has 
necessitated a slight increase in the regular staff of the 
Society, which is now constituted as follows :— 
1 Superintendent. 
I Assistant Superintendent. 
1 Head Keeper. 
1 Keeper (1st class). 
11 Keepers (2nd class). 
9 Keepers (3rd class). 
1 Storekeeper. 
1 Head Gardener. 
3 Money-takers. 
1 Clerk at Superintendent’s office. 
1 Watchman. 
1 Cook. 
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These 32 servants are paid by monthly salaries. 
There are also 16 Helpers, 12 Under-Gardeners, 5 Arti- 
sans, and 8 Labourers, employed at weekly wages, the last 
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