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of the year, and proves admirably adapted to the 

 purposes for which it was intended. In point of 

 light, air, and warmth, it rivals the old Carnivore 

 House, placed beside it, and which has proved so 

 successful. 



The new Aquarium also was opened during the 

 course of the past year by their Excellencies the 

 Lord Lieutenant and the Countess Spencer, to 

 whom the Council desire to express their best 

 thanks for the kind interest they have constantly 

 shown in the prosperity of the Gardens. 



The best thanks of the Society are also due to 

 the Corporation of the City of Dublin, for the 

 liberality they have displayed in furnishing an 

 abundant supply of pure water from the Vartry 

 for the use of the Animals in the Gardens. 



The arrangements made by the Council for 

 the filtering of the sea water supplied to the new 

 Aquarium are now completed, and when the 

 return of Spring shall enable the Council to stock 

 the sea water tanks with Fish and Zoophytes from 

 Dalkey and Howth, it is expected that the 

 Aquarium of the Dublin Gardens will yield to 

 none in Europe, in the variety and beauty of its 

 interesting inhabitants. 



Through the kindness and liberality of his 

 Excellency the Earl of Mayo, Governor-General 

 of India, a fine Elephant, named " Marksman," 

 6 years old, and measuring 5 ft. 10 in. high, was 

 shipped, as a present to the Dublin Gardens, from 



