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on which they had relied, must again do as they were before 

 obliged to do, sell their whole stock of Carnivora, which are 

 very expensive to purchase and to maintain. 



The Council, in order to pay off immediately the most pressing- 

 portion of the present debt, have incurred a personal responsi- 

 bility to the amount of £300, but it cannot be expected that the 

 Council will continue to remain under this responsibility. 



It is to be observed that the regidations of these Gardens are 

 more liberal than those of any other gardens in Europe. 



At the Zoological Gardens, Eegent's Park, London, the price 

 of admission is one shilling, none but members and persons on 

 members' orders being admitted on Sundays, and the lowest 

 annual subscription is £3. 



At the Jardin dAcclimatation in Paris, the lowest rate of ad- 

 mission is one franc. In Antwerp, residents of the city are not 

 admitted at all on payment at the entrance, on the principle that 

 all residents should be subscribers. The lowest rate of admis- 

 sion to strangerg is one franc, the Gardens being opened on two 

 or three fete days only in the year, to the working classes gra- 

 tuitously. 



The following are the liberal regulations of the Gardens for 

 which your support is now requested : — 



" The Gardens are open to the public each week day, from 

 nine o'clock in the morning, and on Sundays from two 

 o'clock in the afternoon until sunset. 



" Admission to Non-subscribers, on week days, sixpence ; on 

 Sundays after two o'clock, one penny. 



"Members and Garden Subscribers have free admission for 

 themselves and two companions, and for their children 

 under twelve years of age. Wives of Members and Gar- 

 den Subscribers have same privileges in absence of their 

 husbands ; and governesses or other female residents 

 in a Member's or Subscriber's house, are admitted with 

 his children, on a card supplied by the Assistant Secretary 

 on application." 



Trusting to your kind and prompt compliance with the present 



