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effort was made to secure that the men engaged 
were deserving of it, and an honest and fair day’s 
labour was secured by careful supervision, and it 
may be added, by the interest which many of the men 
showed in the work. At times upwards of forty hands 
were employed, and the work they accomplished was of 
a solid character, such as will require only an ordinary 
amount of care for its maintenance for many years. 
Later in the year, after various estimates had been 
submitted, a contract was signed for the long-needed 
repairs to the Monkey house. The carrying out of this 
contract and various subsequent necessary items have 
involved also an expenditure of about £300. This, in 
part, accounts for the somewhat straitened exchequer at 
present, while the results of the Dog Show and the 
failure of the ice, account for our receipts not having 
been iarger from these occasional sources of income. 
It is but right, when referring to these several works 
in connection with the grounds and houses, that special 
reference should be made to the great amount of time 
and care devoted to their supervision by Mr. Com- 
missioner Roberts and other Members of the Council 
who have aided him. 
Aquarium—The Committee, consisting of Professor 
Haddon and Dr. Gordon, report that the lighting of the 
Aquarium has been much improved, the number of salt 
water tanks increased, and a rockery made and planted 
round the large cement tank, which has been stocked 
with fish. 
Dog Show.—The following report by the Dog Show 
Committee has been formally adopted by the Council, 
and it has been resolved that for the present the Society 
shall not undertake to hold any Dog Shows, as it is felt 
that however justifiable it might be to earn an income 
from this source there can beno justification for incurring 
an annual loss. The statement shews that the profits of 
the two first years have been swallowed up by the losses 
of the two last. 
