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The Council is glad to be able again to refer to the success 
which has attended the introduction of the hare. At every spot 
where these animals have been turned out they have increased and 
are increasing. 
A large number of Australian birds has been sent home by the 
Society to H.lt.H. the Prince of Wales, to the Zoological Society 
of London, and to the “ Societe Imperiale d’Acclimatation de 
France.” 
Thanks to the courtesy of His Excellency Sir Henry Parkcs, and 
of Mr. Black, of Yokohama, a plentiful supply of the very finest 
silkworm eggs from Japan has been received. Some of these 
have been distributed to persons throughout the colony who take an 
interest in sericulture, whilst others have been scut to Sydney, 
Adelaide, and Hobart Town. 
The Council regrets that it cannot report the arrival of the eggs 
of the castor oil silkworm. Unforeseen difficulties have interfered 
with this, yet the President and Professor McCoy, who have been 
conducting the correspondence with reference to this valuable insect, 
are sanguine as to ultimate success. 
The Council has to acknowledge the receipt of a large number of 
cuttings of the cassava or Manioc plant from Mr. A. Morel; that 
gentleman having imported them from the Mauritius. 
Planting operations at the 1 loyal Park have been continued, and a 
considerable number of trees, including 0,000 young pines, kindly 
contributed from the Botamc Gardens by Dr. Mueller, has been 
placed in the Society’s gardens. 
The Council hopes soon to receive the medal which has been so long 
in preparation. Mr. Edward \\ ilson, whose interest in the Society 
continues unabated, has sent out two or three designs, from which 
one by Messrs. Wyon Bros, was selected by the Council. 
The following is a detailed list of the animals introduced by the 
Society during the past year. The number of birds would have been 
much greater, but for the unusual length of voyage made by the 
Martha Birnie. 
3 Axis deer 
7 Hares 
93 Angora goats 
11 Pheasants 
3 English partridges 
8 Ceylon do, 
3 Storks 
7 Houdan fowls 
11 Indian jungle fowls 
17 Blackbirds 
15 Starlings 
9 Virginian nightingales 
3 Squirrels. 
4 East Indian ducks 
4 Pigeons 
18 Ceylon perch 
40 English perch 
