Of the minor works the removal of the fence by the large 
pond adjtaccnt to the Elephant enclosure, with the widening 
of the foot])aths in the vicinity, may be iK^ed, while great im¬ 
provements Iiave been made in the Kanganx) ])addocks. which 
the Council ho])e tr» have fully stacked very soon with these 
animals, to live under natural conditions, to their better de¬ 
velopment and also alTortling a highly instructive exhibit, 
especially to our younger visitors. 
The extension of ini])rovcd liousing for the Deer section 
of the collection in the ctxicrete “granite b(')nlder“ structures 
so admirably designed by our Director, has been continued, 
and when times are more favoural)lc the Council ho])es io be 
able to reconstruct some of the houses for (^ther aTiimals on 
similar lines. It may be said for this devcU)pment that, 
while it ])rnvides, at a com])aratively little cost, for the health 
and comfort of the animals, it lends itself to the picturesque- 
ness of the gardens in no small measure. In the meantime 
e\ery care is being taken tt) use the finnD of the Society to the 
best ]>ossibIe advantage. 
A pair of Dn^medaries has been placed in the enclosure 
adjoining the Picnic ground, where, because of their nu^re 
]ihlegmatic tem])crament, they have taken the place of the 
pre\ ious (tccupants—Deer—which were frec|uently frightenexl 
and affected by the indulgence in s])orts by visitors on the ad¬ 
jacent amusement area. 
During the year the Council has had the ])leasure of en¬ 
tertaining at the Ciardens parties of our Allies, Japanese sailors 
from their warships and lM*cnch troo])s from Noumea, on 
their way to the front, to the numbers of several hundreds of 
officers and men, and a])parently to their great enjoyment. 
I he collection has had some accessions during the past 
year. 'I'hose accruing from lurths within the grounds and 
reared compri.se: — 
Two I.ion Cubs 
Angora float 
Dingo 
Grey Kangaroo 
2 Japanese Cranes 
Vul])ine Phalangers 
Sambur Dccr 
fapancse Deer 
Black-tailcd Wallaby 
Harasingha Dccr 
Red Doer 
Macaque i\lonkGy 
d'high-striped Wallaby 
Sci:. 
I'luiE Strength and personnel of the SUiiT of tlie Gardens 
under the Director remains hai)pily as in the previous year, 
and the Council is fortunate in l)eing al)le to ex])ress again its 
confidence in the management of Mr. Lc Souef and'ai)pre- 
ciation of the service of his assistants. 
