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(7). The Society would also be glad if Government would allow them to rent the 
two bungalows which stand on the piece of land in question facing the old Chowpatty 
Road. 
(8). I enclose a rough sketch of the ground which the Society desire (marked with 
blue lines on the plan), and attach a list of the present Office-bearers and Managing 
Committee.—I have, &e., 
H.M. PHIPSON, 
Honorary Secretary. 
H. E. Lord Reay, GOIN. LL.D., President, Managing Committee: Hon. 
Mr. Justice Birdwood (Vice-President), Dr. D. MacDonald (Vice-President), Dr. 
G. A. Maconachie (Vice-President), Colonel C. Swinhoe, Rev. Fr, Dreckmann, Sid, 
Dr. T. §. Weir, Dr. Kirtikar, Mr. J. H. Steel, A.V-D., Mr. G. W. Vidal, C. S., 
Mr, W. F. Sinclair, 0.8., Dr. Edith Pechey, Major W. 8. Bisset, R.H., Lieut. H. EH. Barnes, 
Mr. J. O. Anderson, Mr. E. L. Barton; Mr. A. Leslie, Honorary Treasurer ; 
Mr. H. M. Phipson, Honorary Secretary. 
6, Apollo Street, Bombay, Lith June. 
From the Honorary Secretary, Bombay Natural History Society; to the MUniciraL 
CommisstoNer, Bombay. 
Sir,—I have been requested by the Committee of the Bombay Natural History 
Society to send you the enclosed copy of aletter, dated to-day, which I have addressed 
to the Collector of Bombay on the subject of a site for a proposed Zoological Garden 
in Bombay. The Committee are about to lay before the members of the Bombay 
Natural History Society some definite proposals, but before doing so they would like 
to know to what extent the Municipality would be disposed to co-operate with them 
in carrying out so desirable a project. 
Lam instructed to say that if the Municipality would agree to hand over to this 
Society (in the event of their obtaining the site) the specimens now kept in the 
Victoria Gardens, with the cages, building materials, &c., and to make an annual 
contribution of a sum equal to the amount now spent in maintaining the animals, the 
Committee of the Society would, in return, propose that for the benefit of the poorer 
ratepayers, the Society should bind itself never to charge more than 1 anna for 
adults, and } anna for children, as an entrance fee into its garden on all recognised 
native public holidays. : 
You will observe that the site which the Committee hope to obtain, and which 
they consider to be most suitable for Zoological Gardens and Aquaria, is the piece 
of vacant land at Chowpatty and the ground which extends up the side of the hill 
to the edge of the cliff. The narrow piece of ornamental land between the road and 
the edge of the cliff, would not be required, and the Society would engage not to 
obscure the view in any way from he road.—I have, &c., 
H. M. PHIPSON, 
Honorary Secretary, 
