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HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
Important Notice. 
ALTERATION IN ^TELEPHONE NUMBER. 
On and after January 1st, 1917, 
AVENUE 4360. 
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JOHN D. HAMLYN, 
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London. 
NOTICE. 
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By arrangement with Messrs. W. PL Smith 
& Son, 186, Strand, W.C, "Hamlyn's Menagerie 
Magazine" is on sale on the 16th of each month 
at the following Railway Stations : — 
Charing Cross (South Eastern and Chatham 
Railway). 
King's Cross (Great Northern Railway). 
Liverpool Street (Great Eastern Railway). 
St. Pancras (Midland Railway). 
Victoria (South Eastern and Chatham Rail- 
way). 
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THE RESURRECTION OF A TRADE. 
By J. D. Hamlyn. 
It might interest the readers of this Magazine 
to know what efforts have been made, and ex- 
penses incurred, in bringing back the Wild Beast 
Trade to its original home — London — during the 
last three years. 
In the March number I wrote as follows : — 
"At the commencement of the War the 
Continental Wild Beast Trade was entirely 
closed. The American buyers were entirely at 
a loss for their usual supplies, which were con- 
siderable. I was approached by one of the larg- 
est Dealers in New York to supply him with 
every description of Wild Animals, Birds, Rep- 
tiles, also Norwich and Yorkshire Canaries. 
One Agent was appointed in Calcutta. Two 
Collectors were sent out, out to South Africa, 
the other to Sumatra, Dutch Indies. The South 
African Collector is now on his way home on 
the 'Comrie Castle,' the one in Sumatra re- 
mains there still collecting." 
Conclusive proof was also given that no food 
space was ever occupied by these consignments 
I will now give a rough estimate of the 
amount of money distributed to British Steamship 
Owners, British Insurance Companies, The Port 
of London Rates and Charges, also Labour, Ship- 
ping, and Incidental Expenses. 
Figures shall be given of the last three con- 
signments, being about the general average, 
shewing the amount of American money dis- 
tributed through my efforts to re-establish this lost 
Trade. 
The "City of Bombay" consignment : — 
£ s. d. 
Freight and Passage — Calcutta to New 
York via London 330 18 4 
Insurances — Calcutta, London, New 
York 157 
Labour, Boxes, Shipping, Incidentals 100 
Port of London Dock Charges (for this 
money no services whatever were 
rendered) 19 ! 3 
£606 18 7 
My readers must distinctly understand these 
were expenses only, and does not include the 
large amount of money paid the British Indian 
Merchant in Calcutta for the stock supplied. 
The next to arrive was the "Comrie Castle" 
consignment : — 
£ s. d. 
Freight and Passage — Durban, Lon- 
don, New York 220 4 11 
Insurances — Durban, London, New 
York 48 
Port of London, Labour, Incidentals, 
etc. 60 
£328 4 11 
This does not include three months, cost of col- 
lecting, or cost of stock in Durban, South Africa. 
The next to arrive was the "Media" con- 
signment : — 
