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the Refreshment Room, for garden parties, where people who 
may not have sufficient garden space attached to their dwell¬ 
ings, may be able to invite their friends. It is intended to 
have a croquet lawn and tennis court in the grounds, and it is 
hoped that this new departure will be appreciated. 
The Council is glad to be able to state that the Annual 
Parliamentary Grant has been increased this year from ^3000 
to ^3500, and the takings at the gates have also slightly in¬ 
creased, being about £80 in excess of last year. The subscrip¬ 
tion list is still very small, which is regrettable and unaccount¬ 
able, especially considering the liberal privileges conferred on 
subscribers. If the residents of the city and suburbs would 
become members of the Society, that would do more than 
anything else to increase the importance of the Institution 
and the attractions of the Gardens. 
The Parliamentary Visit was unfortunately fixed for a 
Tuesday, by His Excellency the Governor, last October, and 
in consequence there were not as many Members of Parlia¬ 
ment present as usual, as country members generally arrive in 
town by the afternoon trains on that day. Those who were 
present enjoyed the visit, as the Gardens were in beautiful 
order and the day very fine. His Excellency Lord and Lady 
Brassey were present. 
On the 12th of January the Council and Directors enter¬ 
tained the members of the Australian Association for the 
Advancement of Science at the Gardens ; there were about 
one hundred members present, and they all enjoyed the outing. 
Mr. F. R. Godfrey, a prominent member of the Council, read 
a paper on the u History and Progress of the Society ” at 
one of the meetings of the Association, and it will be published 
in the Society’s Proceedings this year. 
The following is a list of the more important births 
that have taken place during the past year : 
Macaque Monkey 
Pig-tailed Monkey 
Leopards 
Dingoes 
Brown Bear 
Zebu 
Indian Buffalo, 
Nylghaie 
Barbary Sheep 
Fat-tailed Sheep 
Red Deer 
Equine Deer 
Hog Deer 
Indian Swine 
Marsupial Wolf 
Grey, Red, and Wallaroo 
Kangaroos 
Tree Kangaroo 
Wallabies (various) 
Radiated Tortoise 
Silver and other Pheasants 
Talegallas 
Black Swans 
Geese 
Ducks 
Silver Gulls 
&c., &c. 
