^Ruyal Zoulogtral aub .Acclimatisation 
j&ucicty of Victoria. 
FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Council of the Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation 
Society of Victoria, in submitting its Fifty-ninth Annual Re- 
port to the subscribers and the public, has pleasure in stating 
that the receipts from the entrance gates for the year were 
£7153/14/6, and from other sources, exclusive of the Govern- 
ment grant, £1883/14/4. 
The number of visitors on Sundays was approximately 
399,196, and on week days 361,900, making a total of 701,096, 
being 187,689 more than last year. Children from Charitable 
Institutions and State and Primary Schools, who are admitted 
free of charge, are not included in these figures. The Elephant 
carried 46,823 children during the year. 
Several old houses, adjacent to the Hippopotamus en- 
closure, have been moved further back, and a lawn made in 
their place, which is much appreciated by visitors. A new 
brick Ladies’ Lavatory has also been erected. Beyond this, 
and the usual painting, repairing, etc., little has been done in 
the Gardens, as, owing to the reduction in the amount an- 
nually granted to the Society by the Government, many im- 
provements, which are urgently needed, cannot be carried out. 
The young Tigress born in the Gardens, now eighteen 
months old, has been sold. 
During the year the Council purchased 1 pair Pec- 
caries, 2 Dwarf Lemurs, 1 Fishing Cat, 1 American Kit Fox, 
1 Kagu, 2 male Scrub Turkeys, 7 Pekin Nightingales, 2 pairs 
Pin-tailed Pareils, 4 Lions, 12 White-headed Nuns, 1 pair Sea 
Eagles, 1 pair Ospreys, besides Dingoes, Kangaroos, and other 
small native birds and animals. 
Several varieties of domestic poultry were presented to 
the Society during the year ; they are thriving well. 
