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been untenanted for about a quarter of a century, was recon- 

 structed by the Egyptian Public Works Department and opened 

 to the public in 1902. 



4. Giza, Cairo, Egypt. — Ismail Pasha also had magnificent 

 Gardens laid out round his palace at Giza. In one of these 

 Gardens, known as the " Haremlik," which was constructed in 

 about the years 1867-1872, were several aviaries for birds, and, 

 I believe, a few mammals were also kept ; but it was not a zoo- 

 logical garden nor were visitors ever admitted to it. In 1891 

 however, when it was decided to have a Zoological Garden for 

 Cairo, the Government allowed this garden to be used for the 

 purpose, and later in 1898 the area was more than doubled by 

 the addition of part of the adjoining "Selamlik" Garden. The 

 Giza Zoological Gardens are now a Government institution ad- 

 ministered by the Public Works Department. The present 

 writer is the Director of these Gardens and of the Giza Aquarium, 

 with Mr. Michael J. Nicoll as Assistant-Director. Annual and 

 special reports are published. 



5. Khartoum, Sudan. — The Khartoum Zoological Gardens 

 were started in 1901 in the centre of the city, but moved to their 

 present site on the tongue of land between the White and Blue 

 Niles in 1903. The gardens, which are free to the public, are 

 under the Municipality, but the collection of live animals is 

 under the Game Preservation Department, of which Mr. Arthur 

 L. Butler is Superintendent. 



6. Pretoria, Transvaal. — The Transvaal Zoological Gardens 

 originally started in a yard near Market Square in 1898, and 

 were moved to their present site in 1899. The Director is 

 Dr. J. W. B. Gunning, who is also Director of the Transvaal 

 Museum, which post he has occupied since 1896. An illustrated 

 Guide-book is published. 



7. Tunis.— Dr. P. L. Sclater has recorded (P.Z.S. 1898, 

 p. 280) visiting " the private collection of living animals be- 

 longing to the Bey of Tunis at the palace at Marsa." At 

 the time of Dr. Sclater's visit there were some interesting 

 exhibits, but whether this menagerie is still kept up, and if 

 so to what extent it is open to visitors, I have been unable 

 to ascertain. 



