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Quail, which were some time since very numerous there, have 
not increased so rapidly as the Council hoped they would. This is very 
disheartening, but the Council has information that this fine bird is 
thriving in other parts of this district. 
The Starlings, liberated by the Society in the Zoological Gardens 
two or three years ago, have increased rapidly, and large flocks are now 
to be seen both there and in the University grounds. 
Mr. Archibald Fishin, as agent for Sir Samuel Wilson, kindly 
presented the Society with 2,000 Brown Trout Fry in November last, 
from Ercildoune, the greater part of which were successfully placed in 
suitable waters in Gippsland and in streams near Melbourne. 
In the early part of the year, when the Society’s Act of Incorpora¬ 
tion came into force, it became necessary for the Government to appoint 
three gentlemen to act as Government Members ot the Council, and 
Mr. John Halfey and the Hon. R. D. Reid, M.L.A., were appointed in 
place of Dr. Thomas Black and Judge Casey, and Mr. Win. Robertson 
was re-appointed. Dr. Black, as is well known, was one of the 
founders of the Society, and occupied the position of its President 
for many years, but in January last he determined to resign his seat on 
the Council, though still taking a deep interest in the welfare of the 
Society. In the month of April the collector, Mr. Segerberg, resigned 
and Mr. George Slade was appointed by the Council to succeed him, 
and so far he has been fairly successful. 
The Council desire to thank the Hon. Robert Simpson, the retiring 
President, for his services during his year of office, and also the retiring 
Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Purchas. The thanks of the Council are also due 
to the Hon. Prosector of the Society, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, and the 
Hon. Veterinary Surgeon, Mr. W. T. Kendall, who has been most 
attentive to the health of the various animals in the Gardens. The 
heaviest losses the Society has sustained through deaths during the 
year have been the old Lioness, a Hen Ostrich, a Cassowary, an 
Alpaca, and two large Boa Constrictors. 
