12 
DetAILs or DisPosat. 
Died at birth, or while rearing aes OL 
Died after rearing us ion ae 
Sold before end of 1885 at - 85 
Kept for Breeding ee hee 
No Record “se a 
—— 125 
1886. 
Died after rearing ee came 
Sold G52. 3 aoe owes RE 
Kept for Breeding 1 
131 
Born during 1886: 2 on 24th October, 
4 on 6th Nov. All now in stock 6 
— 137 
Tue STOCK ON HAND AT PRESENT CONSISTS OF 
Lion ‘ Paddy,” born 9th October, 1879 
Lioness “ Minnie,” bought 2nd Feb., 1883 
SR RMREEL SS <a Ge ae hes 
Young Lion (Queen’s) born 5th Nov., 1885 
Two Cubs(Minnie’s) born 24th Oct., 1886 
Four Cubs (Queen’s) ,, 6th Nov., 1886 
—- 10 
PORE Ee 
The total receipts from sale of Cubs, have been, as 
follows :—85 sold to close of 1885 for £3,117 10s., 4 sold 
during 1886, for £90, and £40 worth of animals, in all 
£130. Total of sales, 89 cubs for £3,247 10s. or at the 
rate of about £36 each. 
In consequence of the permission granted by the 
proprietors of the “ Graphic” and the Council of the 
Royal Irish Academy, we are enabled to give in this report 
a plate representing “Queen’s” cubs, born April, 1885. 
This faithful rendering by Mr. G. H. Thomas of the 
peculiar markings of young lions, will no doubt prove 
of interest to members. 
Among the more important animals purchased during 
the year, the followmg may be mentioned: A Black 
