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An iron railing fence has been placed round the Giraffe’s enclosure, 
to keep visitors from the wire netting. The Council had arranged 
to purchase a male, to take the place of the one that was accidentally 
killed last year, but at present it is impossible to get freight for the 
animal, so it is not likely to arrive until shipping resumes its normal 
course at the conclusion of the war. 
A scheme has been thought of and carried out whereby the bulk 
of the water in the Hippopotamus pond can be run off sepiarateiy 
from that containing the sediment near the bottom, of which over a 
barrow load is collected every day. A new Hippopot^us enclosure 
and pond, with a concrete house, has been made adjoining that at 
present in use, so that the animals can be separated when necessary 
and each have its own quarters. 
Two grass lawns have been made near the swing by the pond 
adjoining the railway station, and some ornamental shrubs planted; 
also another circular lawn has been made in front of the large monkey 
house, and the adjoining footpaths planted with bamboos and palms. 
A new shelter shed has been erected and additional forcing frames 
maue tor me young plants in the nursery. 
Eight acres are under cultivation for oaten hay, and forty-two 
tons were obtained this year from that acreage. Stable manure only, 
from the Gardens, was used. 
The paddock in which the camels are kept has been thoroughly 
cleaned and renovated, and the house re-painted. 
A new picket fence has been erected near the shed where the 
-re killed for meat, and the shed itself has been altered and 
an additional gate made. It is proposed to erect a small chaff-cutting 
plant, to be worked by the same steam engine that is at present used 
for cutting wood, etc. Chaff is more economical to feed stock on 
than hay, there being less waste, and a new shed for that purpose 
is now being erected. 
A new steam boiler has been placed in position, as the former one 
nad been in use for many years, and was worn out. 
Another shed has been erected by the stabling, in which the iron 
and timber can be stored away from the sun, and the various sizes kept 
separate. 
Several iron tanks have been placed in position by the store house; 
these are used to hold the bran, wheat, biscuits, and similar food 
stuffs used in the Gardens; no mice or rats can get at them. 
