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XVIII.—NOTES AT MYSORE. 
The Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden in Mysore, 
which is named after its founder the late Maharaja of 
Mysore, Avas started in December, 1892, but 1 am told the 
buildings at present existing have^been practically all con- 
structed since 1909. 
The present area of the Zoological Garden is about 15 
acres (6*07 hectares). Another 20 acres (8*09 hectares) 
are available for future extension, making a total of 35 
acres (14*16 hectares). A Zoological Museum is to be built 
on part of this land. 
The whole institution is the private property of H.H. the 
Maharaja of Mysore and kept up at his own expense. The 
public are admitted to the garden at the nominal fee of one 
anna (l(i., or 4 milliemes) each person. 
I visited this very nice neat and clean garden on 
April 16, 17, and 18, 1913, and am very much indebted to 
Mr. R. H. Campbell, I.C.S., Private Secretary to H.H. the 
Maharaja, to Mr. Mirza M. Ismail, H.H.’s Huzur Secretary, 
and to Mr. A. C. Hughes, the Superintendent of the Zoo- 
logical Garden, for their kindness in showing me the 
grounds and collections and giving me much useful and 
very interesting information about Mysore and its fauna. 
Staff. 
The staff of the Mysore Zoological Garden consists of 
1 Superintendent. 
1 Assistant to the Superintendent. 
1 Clerk. 
2 Gate keepers. 
Menagerie 1 Head keeper. 
13 Keepers. 
Gardens 8 Gardeners on Permanent List. 
11 Gardeners on Temporary List. 
10 Convicts deputed from the State prison to help 
Totalis in the garden. 
The elephants and camels which H.H. the Maharaja 
sends to the garden for visitors to ride on are attended by 
their own mahouts and camel-men, who are not keepers on 
