Hantlljtts Jttntagerie JHaga^to. 
EDITED BY JOHN D. HAMLYN 
No. 8.— Vol. 3. 
LONDON, DECEMBER, 1917 
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INTRODUCTION. 
Once more I must apologize for the delay in 
the second part of "How I Became a Naturalist." 
During my absence in Liverpool this particular 
copy was mislaid, and has to be re-written. This 
being ihe closing of the year 1917 demands a few 
remarks on the last twelve months so far as it 
concerns the Wild Beast Business and "Hamlyn's 
-Menagerie Magazine." 
In the previous number — November — there- 
appeared a very able letter from Mr. Jordan on 
"The Wild Animal Trade after the War." In this 
issue Mr. Finn writes on the "Live Stock Trade 
and Extermination." 
Both articles deserve every consideration from 
all Amateurs and those taking an interest in 
Natural History. 
The past year has been an alarming one for 
the Trade in general and the Dealers in particular. 
I have been accused of drawing undue atten- 
tion to the Trade by certain advertisements which 
appeared in this journal. This was done deliber- 
ately. 
I wished to discover the general feelings of 
certain parties to our particular trade. I certainly 
have succeeded. To have occupied the attention 
of the House, of Commons on two seperate occa- 
sions has certainly shewn that I am not forgotten. 
On the first enquiry the President of the 
Board of Trade received no less than six— I be- 
lieve this number is correct — private communica- 
tions to stifle this Trade and my business in par- 
ticular. For the information of those particular 
six busybodies, I wish to state business is carried 
on as usual and is better than ever. 
Consequently they have my thanks. On the 
second occasion when Mr. Basil Peto raised the 
question of 600' monkeys which were originally 
for America, he discovered that when he men- 
tioned this in Parliament the monkeys were al- 
ready in America and have been used by certain 
well-known Institutions to alleviate the miseries 
of this frightful Avar. 
That particular question jn the House afforded 
me splendid advertisement. That did not suit a 
certain M.P. who communicated with a certain 
Society who istructed one of their officers to search 
the docks for the arrival of the 60O monkeys. He 
was by any manner of means to institute a com- 
plaint and, if possible, a prosecution. He made 
an enquiry in the London Docks, just outside St. 
George's Street, for one of the employees called 
in and informed me they had enquiry concerning 
those 600' monkeys. There has not been a monkey 
inside the London Docks for years. It is my in- 
tention to invite their principal officer down to wit- 
ness the next arrival which will not be Ion"'. 
