The Council seeing the desirability of increasing the attraction 
of the Garden as much as possible, decided in the early part of the 
year to borrow £3,000, as authorised under The Society’s Act of 
Incorporation, the greater part of this amount has now been 
expended, and the garden has been very much improved thereby, 
a commodious and handsome Monkey house having been built at 
considerable cost, and a large exercising-yard erected adjoining the 
Carnivora house for the Lions and Tigers. 
The large open Aviary for birds, nearly in the centre of the 
garden, has been entirely rebuilt; and a small lake for water-fowl of 
different kinds has been reconstructed, and several small ornamental 
ponds have also been made; nearly all the old fences in the garden 
have now been removed and replaced, a great number of other 
alterations and improvements have also been effected, all tending 
to beautify the grounds. A new office has been built, which supplies 
a long felt want. 
The horse tramway to the garden gates was opened for traffic in 
the early part of the year, and has proved a great convenience. 
A waiting room will be at once erected at the south entrance of 
the Royal Park, wffiere the branch line commences. Visitors can 
now reach the garden in comfort, without fatigue. Before the line 
was open, persons visiting the garden had to walk over 600 yards 
from the tram on the Sydney Road. 
The Director returned from India in March last, bringing many 
valuable additions to the Zoological collection. He also made 
arrangements for the appointment of an agent in Calcutta, and thus 
it is now hoped the difficulty of obtaining examples of the Indian 
Fauna w T ill be overcome. A good many other specimens have since 
been purchased from various sources. 
It is intended to send to Europe for fresh attractions very 
shortly, as a large collection of animals and birds, such as that 
gathered together at the Royal Park requires constant renewals and 
additions. 
