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province, of whom there are about 
400. 
About the same time, W. Wete- 
kamp, of Breslau, member of the 
Prussian chamber of deputies, at the 
end of 1898, showed that large sums 
of money were being expended on 
the maintenance of botanical gardens, 
but that no funds were being employed 
for the care of the natural flora and 
fauna at home. He quoted several 
cases of their being endangered, and 
requested that the means for the 
preservation of indigenous plant and 
animal life should be supplied by the 
government. The representative of 
the Education Department agreed with 
the deputy, and promised to give his 
attention to the matter. 
Later, in the year 1900, the Minister 
of Education, together with the Minister 
of Agriculture, Domains, and Forestry 
requested reports on this subject from 
