THE 
Mltyml ad Stftietg of victoria, 
Offices : Zoological Gardens, Melbourne. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 
As Read at the Annual Meeting February 4th, 1889. 
;HE Council of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society has 
much pleasure in submitting its twenty-fifth Annual Report to 
the subscribers. 
The Society has as usual made considerable progress during the 
past twelve months, and large additions have been made to the 
collection. Capt. Simpson of the s. s. “Australasian” brought a 
number of animals and birds from the Cape of Good Hope, all of 
which were purchased, and Capt. Brown, of the s. s. “Bancoora” 
brought nearly one hundred specimens of various kinds from India 
and the Malay Archipelago, which were also acquired in a similar 
way by the Society. The Asst. Director was again sent to England 
and the Continent in May last and returned in December, having 
sent out a large number of exhibits, among them three Red Deer, 
which were kindly presented to the Society by the Earl of Derby at 
the request of His Excellency the Governor. The Society's collection 
