I20 THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS OF EUROPE 



During the year 196,388 people entered the Garden, 

 exclusive of family season-ticket holders, who numbered 

 688 of the shareholders. 



Picture - postcards, programmes, and guide-books 

 brought in £85. The stock of animals at the end of 

 1899 included 14 monkeys, 110 carnivorous animals, 

 135 rodents, 1 elephant, 96 cloven-footed animals, 

 3 hoofed animals, 8 kangaroos, and 1 duck-billed 

 platypus. 



Sixty animals were presented to the Garden, and 

 the following were born in it : 8 lions, 1 jaguar, 

 2 leopards, 10 hysenas, 1 white Angora cat, 5 Gordon 

 setters, 12 fox-terriers, 3 silver rabbits, 15 common 

 rabbits, 15 Angora guinea-pigs, 25 common guinea- 

 pigs, 2 bisons, 1 beisa antelope, 1 zebu, 2 dwarf zebus, 

 1 yak, 1 wapiti, 1 axis deer, 1 Japanese deer, 

 1 guanaco, 1 llama, 7 sheep, 2 kangaroos, 5 peacocks. 



The losses by death were, however, considerable, 

 9 '2 per cent, of the stock being lost during the year. 



Of the more valuable animals were lost : 2 young 

 male lions, 1 female puma, 1 brown bear, 1 chimpanzee, 

 1 male mandril, 1 llama, 1 male elk, 1 pair of axis 

 deer, 1 wapiti cow, 1 young male bison. 



Miss Claire Heliot, with her nine lions and two dogs, 

 proved a great attraction between July 22 and Sep- 

 tember 3. The number of members on the committee 

 was raised from nine to ten. A large main building was 

 proposed, which should contain a restaurant, a concert- 

 hall, etc. A fodder-house, a Director's house, and 

 several animal houses were built. Herr Rust, the 

 architect, was entrusted with the carrying out of these 

 important works. The fodder building, thanks to a 



