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Dr. Chalmers from Chinese Tartary, and have travelled a distance of 
more than 2,000 miles overland to Calcutta, being nine months 
on the road ; and they were much exhausted on the journey. 
Half were brought over by Dr. Chalmers himself, immediately on 
their arrival at Calcutta, and this portion arrived in pretty fair 
condition ; but the other half were unavoidably detained at Calcutta 
waiting for a vessel, and suffered severely from the hot weather 
they experienced there, and of this second moiety not a single goat 
is left. 
The Council refer with peculiar satisfaction to the introduction 
of the hare, four of those received were sent out by the Zoological 
Society of London, and were landed in very fine condition ; they 
were at once sent to Phillip Island, where they have since bred. 
The silver grey rabbits were presented to the society by Mr. 
Edward Wilson, and formed part of a large number which he im¬ 
ported, and with which he has formed an extensive warren at 
Arundel Farm, near Keilor. The skin of this animal is far more 
valuable than that of the common rabbit, and the Council would 
beg to call the attention of gentlemen forming warrens to the 
desirability of commencing with this animal. 
The chinchillas were kindly presented to the Society by Mr. 
Duffield. Seven were shipped, but only three survived the 
voyage. 
The Council regret that they cannot hold out any definite 
prospect this year of receiving that magnificent animal, the eland. 
During the past year one was shipped, but died on the voyage, 
and another pair, purchased by the Colonial Secretary’ of Natal, 
perished before an opportunity occurred of sending them off. 
This account of the introductions will testify that the Council 
have not been unmindful of their duty during the past year, and 
they confidently anticipate that many of the animals here 
enumerated will prove of permanent benefit to the colony. But 
whilst congratulating the subscribers on the success which has 
attended their efforts, it is impossible to conceal from themselves 
that this result has been attained by a heavy outlay of money, and 
the exercise of much anxious effort, and that were tho list of 
animals received compared with that of tho animals shipped, the 
discrepancy would be very serious. This has so strongly impressed 
itself on the Council that they determined some time since to alter 
their plan of proceeding, and instead of remitting money home 
wherewith to purchase animals, to offer the following schedule of 
