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voted to this purpose, remained uncalled for, the committee acting 

 under the direction of the Regents would have been altogether pre- 

 cluded from carrying out their views, and as they were well assured, 

 those also of the Legislature. They therefore solicit that the present 

 appropriation for 1850, viz : two hundred and fifty dollars, may be 

 increased to five hundred dollars, and the last amount also granted 

 for 1851. 



Should this request be complied with, it is intended to order pre- 

 served specimens of the larger animals, still indigenous to our State. 

 The Beaver, it is said, can still be obtained, but it may be extinct ere 

 another year elapses ; the Moose is rapidly diminishing ; the Bear, 

 the Wolf, and the Panther, should all be represented. But they must 

 be captured at particular times and seasons ; the hunter must be as- 

 sured that he will be rewarded for his hazardous labors ; and the 

 taxidermist has too little of general encouragement, to attend to their 

 proper preservation, unless he can rely on a sure and liberal patron. 



It is principally for these reasons, that the Regents solicit an early 

 and kind attention to the wishes now expressed. 



By order of the Regents of the University. 



G. Y. LANSING, 



Chancellor. 



T. RoMEYN Beck, 



Secretary. 



