THB REPORT OF T1IK COUNCIL. 3 



A pair of Crab Spiders have been placed on exhibition in the Aquarium. They apparently 

 do well in captivity, as the female has woven a nest and is brooding her eggs. 



Mention might be made that the Elephant "Jessie" has now been in the Gardens for thirty 

 years; she arrived in the year 1883 a little more than half grown. 



Several interesting Kangaroos were procured from North-west Australia, including the 

 brightly coloured M per opus occidentals (which is the western form of Red Kangaroo), the rich 

 brown Cervinus \\ allaroo, M. robustus cervinus, and the small Woodward's Wallaroo, .1/. robustus 

 woodwardi; the two former have not previously been exhibited in the collection. 



317 Specimens were presented to the Society during the year, and the Council wish to express 

 their thanks to the Donors, who thus enriched the collection; especially to Mr. Forth for a very 

 interesting Red Wallaroo from Broome, Western Australia. 



The following Births took place during the period under review : — 



i Mongoose Lemur 1 Northern Rock Wallaby 



1 Highland Calf " Antilopiue Kangaroo 



1 Axis Deer 1 Rat Kangaroo 



1 Timor Deer 7 Blood-breasted Pigeons 



1 Kusa Deer 2 Squatter Pigeons 



1 Fallow Deer 3 White-browed Woodswallows 



1 Arabian Gazelle -' Black-capped Honeyeaters 



1 Indian Antelope 2 Superb Warblers 



2 Angora Goats 4 Canaries 



3 Goats 3 Water Dragons 

 I Bennett's Wallaby 6° Chameleons 



731 Specimens were added by purchase, and 34 received in exchange, while 312 were sold, 

 and 131 sent in exchange. The value of the collection at the end of the year was estimated at 



Established Aquariums were sent to the Sydney Hospital, and to the Public School at 

 Robertson. 



60 Young Chameleons, born in the Gardens, were liberated in the Botanical Gardens, where, 

 should they become established, they will be very useful in keeping the Plants free from Aphis 

 and other Insects. 



At the request of Messrs. Lever Bros., Ltd., several Magpies, Jackasses, Dragon and Bearded 

 Lizards were forwarded to the Solomon Islands in the hope that they would prove useful in 

 checking the Sugar Cane and Cocoanut Beetles, while some Magpies were sent to the Customs 

 Authorities in Samoa for a similar purpose. 



GENERAL. 



The Council has decided to issue a serial publication entitled, "The Australian Zoologist," 

 to contain articles of Scientific and general interest, pertaining to Zoology. 



THE NEW SITE. 



Members of the Society will be interested in information regarding the progress of the work 

 at Taronga Park, the grounds of which are being prepared to serve as the new Zoological 

 Gardens. The Council of the Society is intimately connected with the Trust in charge of 

 Taronga Park, and the services of the Director have been placed largely at its disposal. 



About Six Thousand Pounds (£6000) has been expended on the Grounds during the past 

 year ; the Park has been enclosed with a temporary fence and half of the area has been cleared 

 and planted with about 2000 trees, shrubs, palms and ferns. The principal roads have been 

 formed and a series of ponds completed and stocked. The remainder of the Grounds is being 

 cleared, and good progress is being made with the construction of enclosures for Monkeys and 

 Aviaries, 



