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exhibited is limited to the following: The Moose, Stag 
Wapiti, with which there are two Red Deer hinds, and a 
male and female Sambur, which have to be kept in 
separate compartments. 
As soon as the means of doing so become available, 
it is intended to increase the accommodation of this 
house by the addition of other compartments at the 
ends. As it now stands, it constitutes one of the 
greatest additions to the Gardens which has been made 
for many years. 
Our stock of bovine animals was increased by the 
addition of two varieties of Indian humped cattle; one 
being a remarkably fine cow, from which a hybrid calf, 
‘ by the American Bison, in the London Gardens, is 
expected; and the other a pair of pigmy cattle which 
are said to come from Afghanistan, but their precise 
habitat is not known. The male, which is fully grown, 
is only 26 inches high at the shvulder, exclusive of the 
hump. 
Llama Paddock.—The structure which served as a 
shelter for the Llamas has long being a feature in the 
Gardens which called for removal, but it was only 
recently that we have been able to arrange for its 
replacement by a corrugated iron house, with separate 
compartments for the various discordant members of the 
flock. The general aspect of the paddock has been 
greatly improved, and the house looks most suitably 
placed amid its picturesque surroundings. 
Carnivora houses—The re-painting of the walls and 
cages in the two carnivora houses, being urgently 
required could no longer be postponed. The expenditure 
so incurred contributed to the special outlay during 
the year, and need not be repeated for some time. 
Labelling the Animals.—A new arrangement for framing 
the labels, so as to preserve them from the weather, 
promises to be permanently successful, as it prevents 
