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The flock of llama alpacas, the Council regret to say, have been 

 decreased by death. Fluke has appeared amongst them, induced 



by the extraordinary wet weather experienced lately. Measures aru 

 now being adopted to secure the immediate removal of the survivors * 

 to the more congenial climate of the Gipps Land Ilanges. 



The experience of the last few years has determined the Council 

 to materially alter the system hitherto pursued in regard to the 

 animals at the Koyal Park. It has been found that in some 

 respects the Royal Park is unsuited to serve as a permanent place 

 of acclimatisation, owing to the dampness of the soil, its confined 

 situation, and the difficulties attending the construction of proper 

 breeding-houses, especially for the birds. It has therefore been 

 resolved that for the future the first and immediate object of the 

 Society should be the distribution of the animals throughout the 

 Colony. Under the new system, the Royal Park will be used 

 merely as a temporary place of reception for animals on their first 

 arrival . in the Colony, until they are healthy and in sufficient 

 numbers to be turned loose, with a reasonable hope of establishing 

 the breed. 



With respect to the future the Council have every reason 

 to look forward with increased confidence. £500 has been 

 voted specially for the introduction of some of the magnificent 

 game birds of India, such as the Monal, Kaleege, Tragopan, 

 and Pucras pheasants ; the large Himalayan partridges, the 

 floriken, the bustard, the rock pigeon, etc. &c. £400 has 

 been reserved for further introduction of salmon and trout ova, 

 in order that at as early a date as possible the streams of 

 the Colony may be stocked with these delicious fish. It has 

 also been determined with a portion of this sum to try the 

 introduction of the salmon trout, grayling, perch, and charr ; and 

 the Council have requested the valuable assistance of Mr. J. A. 

 Youl to assist them in carrying out these views. £300 has been 

 sent home for the purpose of procuring in larger numbers the 

 Angora goat ; the experience which the Council has had with this 

 goat leading them to look upon it as a valuable addition to the 

 permanent wealth of the Colony ; and to this sum Mr. W. G. 

 M'Cullough of Maryborough laudably added £600 for a like intro- 

 duction on his own account. 



Within the last few months a committee has been appointed by 

 the Council, " for the purpose of collecting and reporting upon all 

 available information with reference to the varieties, the habits, the 

 seasons, and the qualities of our marketable fishes, with a view to 



