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To His Excettency Henry Howarp Motyrneux, K.G., D.C.L, 
EARL OF CARNARVON, LoRD LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND GENERAL 
GovVERNOR OF IRELAND. 
May IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY, 
We, the President, Vice-President, and Council of the Royal 
Zoological Society of Ireland desire to offer a warm and respectful 
welcome to your Excellency on your advent to Ireland as the 
representative in this country of Her Most Gracious Majesty, and we 
avail of this opportunity to express our hope that the material pro- 
gress of this country, and the prosperity of its Institutions, may 
be increased during the term of your Excellency’s administration. 
The Royal Zoological Society of Ireland, of which Her Majesty 
is the Patron, has been in existence for more than fifty years, and 
we fully believe has during that period contributed much towards 
the study of natural history in its most popular form, while it has 
undoubtedly provided a continual source of healthful amusement and 
instruction to all classes of society in Dublin. 
As aconsequence of this visit of your Excellency to our gardens, 
we venture to hope that your Excellency will continue to us that 
patronage and sympathy which not only so many of your predeces- 
sors but also their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the 
Duke of Edinburgh have generously extended, and evidenced the 
former by becoming members of the society, and the latter by 
visiting the gardens on several occasions, and by contributing 
valuable animals to the collection. 
It is With great pleasure we refer here to the fact that within 
a few days of your Excellencies’ arrival, the gardens were honoured 
by a visit from Her Excellency the Countess of Carnarvon. 
In conclusion, we would only add that we join heartily with 
many other public and private bodies in wishing that health and 
happiness may attend the residence of your Excellencies in this 
Country. 
Signed on behalf of the Society, 
SamveEL Haveuton, Clk., M.D., F.R.S,, President. 
Joun LENTAIGNE, C.B., D.L., Ex-President. 
V. Bat, M.A., F.R.S., Secretary. 
H, M. Barton, Treasurer. 
