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The cost of maintenance of the Carnivora may be appreciated 

 from the following Table : — 



Loud complaints were then made, and assurances were given, 

 that if the larger Carnivora, viz., Lions, Tigers, Leopards, &c, 

 were replaced, public support would be cheerfully and freely 

 given. 



The Council replaced the Carnivora at very great cost. They 

 have obtained in addition, as a gift, from Colonel Montgomery, 

 two magnificent Royal Bengal Tigers, the freight and feeding of 

 which, from Calcutta home, amounted to £160; and with the 

 kind aid of Sir C. Trevelyan, K.C.B., a fine young Rhinoceros, 

 for £105, purchase and freight included. The cost of a pair of 

 Royal Bengal Tigers in ordinary course is about £500, and of a 

 Rhinoceros not less than £400. 



The President and Council regret to be obliged to state that 

 they have not been supported in their efforts by the Public, as 

 they had a right to expect, and there now hangs over the Society 

 a debt of £700, resulting from the purchase of animals, the 

 building of houses, and the cost of maintenance. 



The amount of Subscriptions received during the past year 

 amounts only to £217. 



Under these circumstances the President and Council request 

 your early payment of subscription, now due, for 1865, and 

 they, moreover, earnestly ask you to use your exertions and 

 influence to increase the number of Members. They ask you to 

 obtain at least two. If each member will kindly do this, the 

 sum of £400 may be added to the funds, which will enable the 

 Council to maintain the Gardens in their present efficient state. 

 Otherwise the Council, disappointed in the assurances of support 



