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And that the whole cost of actual management, that 

 is to say, salaries and wages, was only £352 Os. 9d. At 

 the close of 1S5S-9 there was a balance of £68 3s. \i&. 

 against the Society ; at the close of the present year the 

 deficiency is £296 Os. 2^d. By the exercise of a watchful 

 economy the Council trust, in the course of the ensuing 

 year, to be enabled to meet this deficiency. But unless 

 more liberally supported by the public they can hardly 

 expect to have the means at their disposal of adding 

 greatly to their collection of animals. Is it too much, 

 then, to hope that the appeal now made to the wealthier 

 classes should result in such an increase of annual 

 members and Garden subscribers as would enable the 

 Society not merely to pay its debts and pay its way, but 

 largely to extend its usefulness ? 



A new house for the carnivora, capable of properly 

 displaying the fine series of lions, tigers, and leopards 

 now owned by the Society, is very much needed ; but its 

 erection has been, year by year, deferred for want of the 

 requisite funds. New cages for some of the larger 

 quadrupeds and birds are also very desirable. The condor, 

 whose outstretched wings measure ten feet, is at present, 

 of necessity, cooped up in a cage of very insufficient size; 

 so that the fine specimen we possess of this noble and 

 costly bird is in danger of suffering in health by his 

 present confinement, and cannot be considered as being 

 adequately housed until a cage of at least four times the 

 dimensions of the present coop be provided. 



A list of the animals presented and purchased during 

 the year will accompany this Report. As the most 

 valuable donation of the year, and one of the most 

 valuable ever received by the Society, the Council draws 

 special attention to the presentation by Lieut.-Colonel 

 Montgomery, 14th Bombay Foot, of a magnificent pair 

 of Royal Bengal tigers. These fine animals, sent from 

 India, have recently arrived by long sea, in perfect 

 health and beauty of coat. The expenses of transit have 

 been considerable, and constitute one chief item in the 

 year's deficiency ; but the intrinsic value of the animals, 

 and the increased attractions their exhibition affords, amply 

 compensate the Society for their expenses incurred, and 

 leave a large debt of obligation due, on your part, to 

 Colonel Montgomery, for his splendid present. On the 

 safe arrival of the tigers, the Council unanimously elected 



