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VICTORIA. 
ANNO QUADRAGKSIMO OCTAVO. 
VICTORIA REGINA. 
No. DCCXCIV. 
An act to provide for the Incorporation and Government 
of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of 
Victoria and for other purposes, [12M November, 1884. 
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HERKAS in Uic j'ear One thousand eight hundred and fifty seven a Preamble 
certain Society was fonned an<l is now carried on called and known 
as "The Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria” having for its 
objects tlic collection and maintenance ofzoological specimens for exhibition 
or olhct^vise the iiurmluction acclimatisation liberation and domestication 
iiinoxious animals and vegetables and other kindred purposes and the 
sjiid Sr»ciclv is supported partly bv grunts of money from the Crown and 
^rtly l»y voluntary subscriptions from the memberj> of the said Society: 
whereas by deed poll or grant from the Crown dated the sixth day of 
j^oveinber A.b. One tlioiisiuid eight hundred and .scveiily-six Her Majesty 
irraiilctl Theodotus .lohn Sumner. 1‘erdinand yon iSfueUer, .lohn Pinnev 
liear, Thomas Jllack. Kohert Hnmgh vSmytli, Clement Hoilgkinson, D.avid 
]Moore. Robert Ramsay, hrederick Race Godfrey. Albert rurchas, Alexander 
KciiiH-dy Smith, William Henry Archer, William Wilkinson Wardell, Alcx- 
•inder John Skene. James .Service, and their heirs All that piece of land in 
the colony of Victoria particularly described in the 1‘irst vSchedule to this First 
Act together with all the rights niemlH'rs privileges and a]>purtenances Schedule, 
■whatsoever to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining with certain 
j-eservations to Her Majesty her heirs and successors to hi»ld ilio 5«ud land 
and j>rctniscs unto the said trustees and to their heirs subject to the provi- 
«ii()!is conditions ami declarations thereinafter mentioned namely that the 
sHicl land and the buildings for the umc being thereon slnmld be at all times 
VhereaUer maintained and used as and for a place for zoological and acclim¬ 
atisation puriK>ses and offices and conveniences connected tlien with under 
and it» accordance with such regulation as .should from timetotime be made 
for the management thereof and ft>r the admission of the piihlic on myinent 
ofa reasonable charge or fee to any part or parts theufif. Provided .also that 
if the trustees or the survivor or survivors 4»f them slumhl permit the .said 
laiKls or premises or part or j^arts thereof to be used for anv other jiiimose 
than as aforesud or should alienate or allow to be alienated'in fee-simple or 
for anV less estate or interest the said land or premises or anv part or parts 
thereof except under or in inirsuance of some law thereafter'to be enforced 
in the said etdony of Victoria it siniuld be lawful for Her Majestv her heirs 
and successors to re-enter upon the said land or any part thereof and to hold 
possession and enjoy the .same as fully and effectuallv to all intents and 
purposes as if this grunt had not l>e< n made. And whereas a certain piece 
or parcel of Crown land situate at Geiuhrook in the said colony i)anicumrlv 
described in the Second Schedule to this ,\ct was and is pennanciUlv re¬ 
served under the ])rovisions of ■' The Land Art unto and to the use of 
the said Zoological and Acclimatisation Society for the purposes herein¬ 
before set forth. And whereas the said Society has expended considerable 
«unis of money in improving the said lands and in furthering and promoting 
