1875.] Proceedings of tie Zoological Garden Committees. 143 



The Hon. Sir E. Couch. 



E. C. Bayley, C. S. I. 



Babu Devendra Mullick. 

 ,, Eajendralala Mitra. 



Dr. J. Ewart. 



Dr. J. Anderson. 



Col. Hyde, E. E. " 



Dr. Dobson. 



Mr. L. Schwendler. 



Captain Waterhouse. 

 On the invitation of the Sub-Committee, Mr. J. A. Crawford, Presi- 

 dent of the Agri-Horticultural Society, also joined the Sub-Committee. 



The Sub-Committee reported that, with some modifications, Mr. 

 Schwendler's scheme appeared feasible. They considered that the capital 

 required, could best be raised by public subscriptions and recommended 

 that a deputation should wait on His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor of 

 Bengal to lay the scheme before him and ascertain the amount of support 

 the Government of Bengal might be disposed to give to the project : they 

 further recommended that after the views of the Lieutenant-Governor had 

 been ascertained, a prospectus, with a subscription list, should be circulated 

 to the public. 



With regard to the permanent income, the Sub-Committee were of 

 opinion that the current expenses might be met by grants from the Im- 

 perial and Local Governments, the Town and Suburban Municipalities, tbe 

 Asiatic and Agri-Horticultural Societies. The income from the above 

 sources was roughly estimated at Es. 14,000. From entrance fees it was 

 estimated the income might be Es. 17,750, or more. From the formation 

 of a Zoological Garden Society Es. 9,100. Total income Es. 40,850. 



The Sub-Committee recognised the value of Mr. Schwendler's proposal 

 for forming an Agency for the sale and exchange of animals, as another pos- 

 sible source of income. They also stated that the site of the proposed garden 

 should be somewhere in the vicinity of the Circular Eoad between Sealdah and 

 Park Street, and recommended that an endeavour should be made to obtain 

 a grant from Government of the building and plot of ground now occupied 

 by the Pauper Hospital which, it was understood at the time, would be 

 given up. 



In conclusion, the Sub-Committee reported that His Excellency the 

 Viceroy had expressed his readiness to take into consideration the question 

 of transferring the collection of animals from the Barrackpore Park to 

 the new garden, if successfully established ; that Babu Eajendra Mullick 

 had renewed his offer of a donation of Es. 2000 towards the funds, besides 

 gifts of animals from his own collections : and further that the Maharajah of 



