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The President, the Hon. Mr. Grimwade, moved the adoption of 
^port just read, and in doing so said that it was gratifying on 
the whole the Society had advanced and made progress during the 
past year. The Gardens were certainly beautiful, and deserved 
all the praise they received from visitors, and, given a larger 
income, there would be few Zoological Gardens that would excel 
those of this city. In extent they were as large, or larger, than the 
famous Gardens at the Regent’s Park in London. The public 
could rest assured that no effort would be wanting to make the 
Gardens more and more popular, both as a pleasure resort and also 
from a scientific and educational point of view. As soon as money 
was available the zoological collection would be further increased ; 
for they were all in sympathy with their friend and colleague, 
Colonel Rede, in his wish to extend the collection by the addition 
of some of the more costly and valuable animals of other countries ; 
and he sincerely hoped that the year they had now entered upon 
would be one of increased prosperity to the Society. 
Mr. C. M. Officer was strongly of opinion that, in consideration 
of the intended Royal visit, it would be well, as mentioned in the 
Report, to increase the collection of the native fauna, making it as 
complete as possible. In London, no doubt visitors could see the 
fauna^ from all parts of the world in the vast collection of 
the Zoological Society at the Regent’s Park; but it would 
be next to impossible for any Garden to show a collection 
of Australian animals, birds, and reptiles such as could be got 
together at the Royal Park. Already, under the able manage¬ 
ment of the present Director, Mr. Le Souef, and his son, the 
Assistant- Director, there were a large number of the native 
fauna exhibited in the Gardens. Several of the native animals 
were becoming scarce, such as the smaller members of the 
Kangaroo family, generally known as Wallabies, Paddymelons, 
and Kangaroo Rats; also the little Bandicoot. Pie attributed this 
to the close feeding of the country by sheep; and the time was not 
far distant when these animals would become extinct. 
Pie further wished to say that the paragraph in the Report 
having reference to the clever hatching of the eggs of the Talegalla 
(Catheturus lathami), locally known as the Scrub Turkey, was 
inserted at his suggestion, as he thought Mr. Dudley Le Souef, 
the Assistant-Director, should have the full credit of the discovery 
that what the birds could not or would not do in confinement 
could be done for them. The fact should be made widely known. 
He thoroughly approved of the clause in the Report in relation to 
this subject. 
Mr. F. R. Godfrey formally seconded the motion for the adoption 
of the Report, and he wished to mention briefly that he had lately 
returned from a visit to England, and while in London had visited 
the splendid Gardens of the Zoological Society at the Regent’s 
