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mild winter, was ready for use by the beginning of 

 May, and proved most useful. The other buildings 

 made satisfactory progress. On May 10 the founda- 

 tions of the large main building were laid. The 

 Director's house was nearly finished. The concert- 

 garden was planted with stately trees. No less than 

 £25,000 were spent upon these improvements. 



In 1900 the clear profit was £600; 244,914 people 

 entered, besides 831 season-ticket holders. Miss Heliot, 

 the celebrated lion-tamer, on August 5 attracted the 

 record number, 17,197 people paying to see her show. 



The following animals died in the Garden : 1 full- 

 grown lioness, 2 servals, 1 ocelot, 1 racoon, 1 guanaco, 

 4 llamas, 1 elephant, 1 beisa antelope, 1 elk, 2 axis deer. 



On the other hand, 7 lions, 5 hyaenas, 6 mastiffs, 

 3 St. Bernards, 5 fox-terriers, 2 zebus, 1 gnu, 1 sambur 

 deer, 2 Sardinian moufilon, 1 sika deer, 26 Angora 

 guinea-pigs, 55 common guinea-pigs, and 7 common 

 rabbits were born ; 57 animals and birds were pre- 

 sented to the Garden, besides valuable pictures, a 

 quantity of trees, shrubs, and flowers, palms, armour, 

 a beautiful clock, and other gifts. 



On May 2 the Director's house was inhabited. On 

 June 3 the newly-planned concert-garden, with its 

 splendid building for the orchestra, was finished. The 

 restaurant was opened on June 2. 



On September 29 the main building, containing the 

 garden-saloon, terrace, and concert-hall, was formally 

 opened. A banquet was given in the evening, at 

 which the highest dignitaries of the city presided. 



In the same year, also, the new monkey house was 

 almost completed. 



