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and arrangement of the houses have been much im- 
proved. . . 
Herbivore House—During the year a transfer of trust 
funds which were in the hands of the surviving trustees 
of the late Natural History Society of Dublin, was 
made to this Society on the express condition that 
the whole sum should be expended on the erection of 
a Herbivore house. 
The sum transferred amounted to about £300, and 
has all been expended in accordance with the above- 
named condition. In order, however, to make the 
house of sufficient size for the purpose for which it was 
intended, a further expenditure of £100 has had to be 
incurred, and an additional sum of money will be 
required to stock it with Deer and Antelope. 
As this house will form a very important addition to 
the attractions of the Gardens, the Council felt that 
in consideration of the unavoidable pressure on the 
ordinary income of the Society for the current year, it 
was desirable that an effort should be made to raise a 
special fund, so that during the year it may be able to 
spend the surplus of income over cost of maintenance 
on ordinary improvements and purchase of animals. 
Under these circumstances it was resolved by the 
Council to make a special appeal to the public for 
additional funds, and the Royal Dublin Society gener- 
ously responded by offering to subscribe £100 for the 
purpose. The Council of the Zoological Society 
accepted this offer, with the addition of the self-imposed 
condition, that the other subscriptions to the general 
fund should exceed the sum offered by the Royal Dublin 
Society. Many contributions have been already received 
and your Council hope that the new year may be started 
free from all debt and with funds in hand. 
Lions.—During the past year frequent enquires were 
made for our well-known breed of lions although from 
all directions reports come of the large number of lions 
