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To whom are to be added 549 visiters, not Members, 

 who attended the Annual Promenade in June. 



As compared with last year, there has been an 

 increase of 7,056 visiters to the Gardens. 



The number of Annual Members has been main- 

 tained at the average of the last few years, and eleven 

 new' Members have joined the Society within the last 

 twelve months. 



The animals have been remarkably healthy during 

 the last year. Great attention is given to the quality 

 of the food supplied, and to regularity in the times of 

 feeding ; and whilst all the animals have been unusu- 

 ally exempt from disease, the Council are satisfied, 

 that in the monkey tribe a greatly diminished mor- 

 tality has attended the use of a more varied dietary 

 than was formerly employed. 



The lion family continue to be prolific ; one lioness 

 brought forth four cubs (all males), and the other 

 two cubs, both females. These are now domesticated, 

 and form an interesting group in the large cage 

 allotted to them. One of the lion cubs, born in May, 

 1861, is now an extremely fine animal, and consider- 

 able profit may be expected to accrue to the Society 

 from the sale of these animals. 



A young nylghau has also been born in the Gar- 

 dens, and promises to be an attractive animal. 



The grounds have been kept in good order ; much 

 unsightly brushwood has been cleared away, whilst 

 at the same time, in order to afford shelter from 

 the cold winds, a shrubbery of evergreens is in 

 progress of being planted along the eastern side of 

 the Gardens. 



