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port in Lancashire in 1906, under the joint proprietorship of 

 Mr. Nathan Yates and Mr. W. Simpson Cross. Since 1908 

 Mr. Yates has been sole proprietor. 



Denmark. 



92. Copenhagen. — The " Zoologisk Have " of Copenhagen 

 was founded in 1859, and is this year celebrating its " Jubi- 

 laeum." Mr. Julius Schiott is Director. 



France. 



93. Lyons. — The beautiful Pare de la Tete-d'Or, 114 hectares* 

 in area, was laid out in 1857, but apparently the menagerie was 

 not stocked till 1872. This zoological collection belongs to the 

 Municipality of Lyons and is open free to all visitors. The 

 present Director is Monsieur P. Didier, Medecin Veterinaire. 



94. Marseilles. — These Zoological Gardens, founded in 

 1855, were originally connected with the Jardin d'Acclimatation 

 of Paris, but in, or about, 1898 were taken over by the Munici- 

 pality of Marseilles, to whom they now belong. They are under 

 the care of Monsieur Pierre Illy, Directour des Travaux Neufs et 

 Plantations de la Ville. 



95. Nice-Cimiez. — A small, privately owned Zoological Gar- 

 den was opened to the public on payment towards the end of the 

 nineteenth century, and was closed about 1906. 



96. Paris (Jardin des Plantes). — As mentioned earlier in 

 this paper the famous menagerie attached to the French Govern- 

 ment Museum of Natural History was started in 1793. The 

 present Director of the Museum is Prof. Edmond Perrier. Prof. 

 Edouard Louis Trouessart is in charge of the menagerie (mam- 

 mals and birds), assisted by Monsieur L. E. Sauvinet. Prof. 

 Leon Vaillant has charge of the reptiles. 



97. Paris (Jardin d'Acclimatation). — The Jardin zoologique 

 d'Acclimatation is not a government institution, but is owned 

 by a society, and occupies a site, in the Bois de Boulogne, lent 

 by the Municipality of Paris in 1858. This site has "to be handed 

 back to the Municipality on the 31st of December, 1962. The 

 buildings were commenced in 1859, and the garden was formally 

 opened by the Emperor Napoleon III. on the 6th of October, 1860. 

 The present Director is Monsieur Arthur Porte. 



* A hectare = nearly 2k acres. 



