VICTORIA. 
ANNO QCADRAGKSIMO OCTAVO. 
victoria: reCxIn^. 
No. DCCXCIV. 
An act to provide for the Incorporation and Government 
of the Zoolog-ical and Acclimatisation Society of 
Victoria and for other purposes. [i2//i Xovember, 1884. 
"T TT'IIKRKAS ill tlie year One thousand eight hundred and fifty .seven a Pisambl* 
VV certain Society*\va.s formed and is now carried on called and known 
as " The Zoological and Acclimati.sation Society of Victoria” having for its 
objects the coUeciioii and maintenance of zoological.speciinens for exhibition 
or otherwise the introduction acclimatisation liberation and domestication 
of innoxious animals and vegetables and other kindred purpo.scs and the 
said Society is supi)orted irartly hy gianU of money from the Crown and 
partly by voluntary subscnptiotVs Iroin the mcinl>ejs of the said Society*. 
Ami whereas by deed poll or grant from the Crown dated the .sixth day of 
November A.I). One thousand eight liundred and aeventy-^ix Her Majesty 
granted unto Theodotus John Sumner. Ferdinand von Mueller, John Pinney 
Bear, Thoma.s Black, Robert Brough Smyth, Clcmt*nt Hodgkinson, David 
Moore, Robert Ramsay. I'redcrick R.ace Godfrey, Albert Purchas, Alexander 
Kennedy Smith, William Henry Archer, \yilliain Wilkinson Wardell. Alex- 
ander John Skene, James Service, and their heirs All Uiat piece of land in 
the colony of Victoria particularly described in the First Schedule to this 
Act together with all the rights member.^ privileges and a]ipunenance.s Scliedul® 
whatsoever to the same belonging or in anywi.se appertaining wiili certain 
le.servations to Her Majesty her iicirs and succes.sors to hold the .said land 
and premise.s unto the said trustees and to their heirs subject to tlie provi- 
fcioiis conditions and declarations thereinafter mentioned namelv that the 
^aul land and the huilding.s for the time l>eing thereon should be at all time> 
thereafter maintained and used as and for a place for zoological and ncclim- 
atisauon purpose.s and offices and conveniences connected therewith under 
and in accordance with such regulation a.s .should from time to time be made 
for the management thereof and for the admission of the public on payment 
of a reasonable charge or fee to any part or part.s thereof. I'rovided ul.so that 
if tlie trustees or the .survivor or ..survivors of them should permit the said 
lands or premises or part or part.s thereof to be n.sed for anv other purpose 
than as aforesaid or should alienate or allow to l>e alienated in fee-simple or 
for any Ic.s.s estate or intere.st the said land or premisc.s or any part or part.s 
thereof except under or in pursuance of some law thereafter to be enforced 
in the said colony of Victoria it slmuld be lawful for Her Maje.sty her heirs 
and succes.sor.s to re-eiitcr upon the said land or any part thereof and to hold 
possession aiul enjoy the same as fully and effectually t(» all intciiLs and 
purposes as if this grant had not l>een made. And wherea.s a certain piece 
or parcel of Crown land situate at Gembroi>k in the said wihniy particularly 
described in the Second Schedule to this Act was and is permanently rc- 
i^erved under the provisions of " The Land Act ISQLi ” unto and to the use of 
the said Zoological and Acclimatisation Society for the puipo'.ses herein¬ 
before .set forth. And whereas the^ said Society has cxpendeci considerable 
Finns of money in improving the said lands and in furthering and promoting 
