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Chief Secretary, and many members of the Federal and State 
Houses of Parliament and their principal officers. Felicitous 
and complimentary speeches were made by the Right Hon. Mr. 
Barton, Sir Henry Wrixon, the Chief Secretary, and Mr. Prender- 
gast, the member for the district, and acknowledged by the 
President, Mr. Grimwade, and Mr. Le Souef, the Director. 
A very pretty aviary for small birds has been generously 
presented to the Society by Miss Amelia Pike, of Princess Street, 
Kew, together with 160 birds of various kinds, and this building 
has been re-erected in an enclosure near the main entrance, and a 
•small tablet put up, giving the donor’s name. It is a great orna¬ 
ment to that part of the Gardens. The Council has elected 
Miss Pike as an honorary member of the Society. 
The Elephant “ Ranee ” has, as usual, proved a great attraction 
<to the children, and on special days she is kept very busy ; and a 
pretty little phaeton drawn by a small pony and a donkey, and a 
goat carriage for the smaller children only, have also been very 
much appreciated. The takings from these sources amounted to 
/210 2S. 3d. 
The following are the principal additions that have been made 
during the year to the Zoological collection :— 
Anoas, male and female 
Malayan Tapir 
Salamander 
Black Bears 
Fishing Cat 
Binturong 
Indian Wild Swine 
Thar or Thibetian Goat 
Bengal Tigers 
Royal Tiger 
Racoons 
Monaul Pheasants 
Australian Bustards 
Adjutants 
Ceram Cassowaries 
Argus Pheasants 
Afghan Goats 
Agile Gibbon 
Chacma Baboon 
Ourang-outan 
Pig-tailed Monkeys 
Indian Antelopes 
Dorcas Gazelles 
Marmozettes 
South African Tortoises 
Nicobar Pigeons 
Eclectus Parrots 
Asiatic White Cranes 
Pondicherry Vultures 
And many specimens of 
native Australian fauna. 
The principal deaths have been :— 
Rusa Deer 
Hog Deer 
Equine Deer 
Nylgaie 
Fallow Deer 
Huanaco 
Crested Porcupine 
Ring-tailed Coati 
Entellus Monkeys 
Crocodile 
