XX.— NOTES AT RANGOON. 
The Zoological Garden of Rangoon is called the Victoria 
Memorial Park ; it was founded in 1906. The site was given 
by the Government and the grounds laid out and buildings 
erected with funds subscribed by the public as a memorial 
to Queen Victoria. It is supported by contributions from 
the Government, from the Municipality, from the Port 
Commissioners, and by the gate-money, and is managed by a 
Board of Administrators through a committee of gentlemen 
who take special interest in the institution, one of the com- 
mittee being an “Official Visitor ” appointed by the Govern- 
ment. 
The park adjoins the British Barracks and the Royal Lakes 
and is a very pretty piece of ground, with several small hills 
and nice ponds. The graceful golden pagoda, the Shwe 
Dagon, can be seen from many points in the grounds. 
The area of the zoological garden was originally about 14 
acres (5‘66 hectares), is at present 35 acres (14T6 hectares), 
and is shortly to be extended and will then comprise about 
80 acres (32*37 hectares). 
The admission fee to the garden is 1 anna (L/., or 4 
milliemes) per person. 
An interesting pamphlet : “Notes on the Improvements of 
the Zoological Gardens, Rangoon,” by Dr. R. M. Sen, the 
Superintendent, was published in 1910 under the authority 
of the Administrators of the Park, from page 24 of which 
we learn : — 
“ For the supply of foodstuff and other articles (such as 
kerosene oil, wire netting, nails, etc.) there is a contract 
rencAved at the beginning of each official year by public 
tender at scheduled rates of prices plus a commission of certain 
percentage. Though not the cheapest, this appears to be the 
least troublesome process. On this,hoAvever, we cannot entirely 
depend. For certain articles, of which the necessity cannot 
be foreseen, direct purchase is the only course. There are 
