CITY MENAGERIE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 6

CITY MENAGERIE.

MEETING OF THE SOCIETY.

SOME INTERESTING REMARKS."

. .The- Council "of the. Zoological Sdcietj - '- met in the: Newtown Public ; Library '/ last evening, the Rev. J. Crcwes pre- ' 'siding' .-;';' .-//.'.,; : . ; " .'■"■: /y:,/'-,;;,;.'-;/..• -;,■-■."; : ■' The chairman stated that. two.kiwis,'.;'.: obtained from. Taranalri, had : been, installed at the Neiytowh;Zoo, : .where;bptb .. wereJ; doing well. .'.One; was a particu-'":" larly good .specimen. ; : • ; ://-:;;'y; : ;; : :-U;;-; A - letter-.was received ■■;. from >: Wirth Bros., .circus;' ; proprietors^ioffering: to.:: sell: the societyVvarious animals; include:/ in'g' an ; elephant/ '.lionesses, ; a'.'.tigfess,:•. leppard,"ahd:.hyeaa.: .'Gonsideratiouol | the .ktter was/deferred. ■■■','->;•' /■- '';'X'■': : -/y.v'^./ ': -' Liohess ; frorn Dublin.; :i; ! S^;ff;; Messrs.:;,Crewe, and '.Lowe were ap< ; pointed: to .interview...Sir Joseph'..Ward and Mr. J,;:'P..Luke.to/'urge that",all':;/ possible speed be/made/in the' matterof''■'>' obtaining : -a. ; lioness rffom" the:vDublkZdoas.'a: matefor thelibn : at.:Newfown>" Park. /, /The chairman;-remarked.^thai .:■': lions bred ,at;;the Dublin Zoo .'were, look- I '- cd upon as.'being the :best:m ; .the ; workj ■■■ ' ■fdr>m^agene ; -.pur^scsV:->TT7o v w'''ffir«C'"'' hundred.lions and lionesses from-Dublin': had beensjeht-.to'various/parfs.'of the r W0r1d..;,.:.'. ~-.,':':; '/;//.:/:- ;::•,v;:.:■ % ■'^ , /-A- vote - of; thanks ,'was "passed to• tne'• ; ' City,Couhcil.for graiiting the:use of a■ ■' room :free.: of-. 'charge r for 'the-meeting]' '•'• and the>secretary -was- instructed -to :; write: .asking-::'.that.a.--'foom ;be. granted'. onV the; same - terms.' for-, future ; ■; Eleven hew-members''-were to" the -society i y ; .ihcludihg. ; R;'VAi:-: ; ■Wright, : M:P:"';':;: "' :^'' ■;;/:'.:-;.■:;'.;: ';;•:-: -;•_; Addf ess.-' iiy:-.' Mri_ f/cirewes;'!t r>-':-' ;.-' A:g<meral/meetmg of the;'society waa''" held .at; thißlclbse' of J&e'"council; ineet-V; jng, thfe;Rev;' J^.Crewes';again-presid-''' ing.;;:.-: ; -v;' ; V:■"::■;;';':-'-;' ; ;;<::,;;:;:\:-:;'-;" ;: :..': ; v.: A. draft:'set ; 'of:rules;was read'by'-tna': ;nres'iderJ^,and;adoptedl^ , ,y.;'. .'^ ,:'3s7 :■ ?; ;; : : T^e "■;■ presid-eiit/ ;vai't ah imiiuguiai:; acS r / : ■ dress,:: dealt, .at- some with: Ithe ■- \ present; : of ;'the:Newtown 'Zoo Land;; the •prospective, .work ; of -the- society. It •- . had; been''founded:; to "encourage -the' [ lection of 'animals' atNewtowniParkY to . ' afford facilities-for.tfcstudy "of.natural' s " ■history, -.'and '.to' -provide \ intellectual.; re-■'■;'-' creation',' for'; the. inasses' of - the people/';' Tlie ; ambu l ;;City; Council:;; cpuld j afford to";expend;.' in /'support' of': the. : l 'Zoo .--; was 'aina]l/^.'ana : .' , ;therßl;:Wer'e:.'iio'.'.' 1 . endowmeiits /from/: which.- rovenue/ couklv;. .be/drawn. Economy- scientific'selec-/'": tion./with .a.due;'regaW:,to artisticvdisi""' .play// sho'uld./ ; therefore/-.be".combined'ia:/- -'

' , An Aquarium. Touching upon the general scope of the collection,. Mr.-Crowes mentioned a suggestion, made by Mr. Bertling, that a building should be erected, m which_ space-should be allotted to an aquarium,- and in which some of the more delicate land animals could be provided with winter quarters. In thisi proposal Sir. Bertling had the speaker's sympathy. Personally, indeed, he was in favour of extending the proposal' to some extent. There was urgent - need at the park of a shelter to which people could'resort in wet weaiher. 'Tho' society should try to move tie council,' or, better, some wealthy citizen, to. provide a thousand or two for tba 'purpose ho had Indicated. i " Amphibians. Referring to the space allotted at the Zoo to amphibious' animals, the president remarked that a better "water-" supply -nould soon be avadable, and improvements to the seal-pond were in prospect. - The Government should be approached with a view to obtaining two or three fur seals. These animals wero considered 'better "able to adapt ''themselves to local circumstances than tho smooth-coated sea lion. In the latter part of his address, Mr. Creues detailed a number of suggestions as' to, the lines upon which tho Zoo should' be conducted.

.'iviPfimsiutab^^^ £ri^iouay^esoliid^s,ri\nus'takfc ; : ; for-: instance; :'- beetj.rniade\in ; v specimens of ■ the/Axis';deer.//They;!had/'/ suffered:; greatly ..in /the'rihud/andZwet/Z •during,; the^™^fi : :tb'!^ant.;tne;;Umite(i ; : able/ slwuld / be/ fenuifkableZ /' for ii/their Z I :beauty.;/; Every::.oppqrt\mity;\should 'foken/of ,',iinproving- /the "Collection /iby'';-/ ;eff«ting>taV ; 'j^ specimens;';- 'Ke'jspeaker':'had:, been", m-*5 Z formed :that' : -a'-'kangaroo/ and /a'femile;,/ be '"sought'/to/placed .coUection-boxesViaZZ the/park// The/presence,, of.:/tha//Zooi'i ' of/funds /-; : at; the; park'.for outside/objects;'and' it//( was/ bnly,vrigM/j-thai:,/.sbirie/ /Support/ Z . should be; obtained; in,the .form/of 'p : ubnpZZ contributions;-V/This;would' enablei/the';/ menagerie /to/be .steadily:enlarged would-be/a, funciaon..;of./the-society:,!*;": ■correspond ./with, the; Government. ; .and /; others inferestedi/in/.;zoolbgy;;'VJahd'/tb/Z :;■ ; exchange/, Zbf & 'animals/ 7^s6?:,t])e''sbciety^^^ld/^adr;^) vise, thetenarioe and:' management s of/ the ;ZZoo.'■/'•'■ , ; It,' would ; not;; of.;. arafse;-.directly/:of /ih/f; ',aiiy:/way,;interfere ;,mtt emp^yees:;/of// : 'the/:cduncil.; '//Zw/Z/'Z/Z.::/; :V::-;Z ;Z;ZfeZf;

K ; -The /president, was■ .thanked/'if of iihia;; .§ /points ,;■ raised^Vera v' briefly,'discussed. '/. One/: .member/;/sug-<Z g'ested/ that 'Ithe'/esiablishment .;': TBi7^ell;Wjc&ried^6i;as;;at: : presentv.W > by a/ .head-keeper The'.' Ci-ty ■;avc6uple:£ :bf; hundred' a-yeaf:by;;dispMßiiig-i; with ;: /: a ;;/:■;; ;, : //; /;.;/:,.;■• ;-:■• / :;;/:,,... ■

■Messrs.': ■'Baldwinv\'and\iteyw^, : 'i'patent'.t agents, AVellington.'-repprt that' they :Havo' i fil«d :the:; folloiring. .-appHcatibns'.v'for.- pa-;/ tents.: in : .Nbw.' Zcalanu,- .daring' the/week'/ .endirig'Obt6bef-7i'-l?lo>T]i Tercareill,.-treatment;, aid.iitifisation./of-, vegetable -.- matter,; of; phorminm': tenax;' J;;, Van. Berkel/ :': r Switze^land^;/■ ; meat-6l^c^lg: , machiries',• ./E." -V PWlUps/vMelboiirhe,:; pro-: 'd^o^ng;•but;6ligh'tly'•.'.dampM.'■ele(&ci^^•os^ : ;'; cillations by. tfie' shock excitation method; • A.\ -Vihcen-t.; and ..'.C.'.'Muir^,/' Sydney^door for- ..furnaces; J/-E.;, Friend,:' Auckland,: improved ■; turbine:'m6toT;' f 'Wi''d6'"Baugli,: Auckland,', collapsible/scaffold/bracket;. J.;'H v •'■ Suckling,:iGhristchnrcin;/internal cp'mbnstion, engines..'//:', '/A//-/;&:(;/;:/Zi. ..'PourV motor 'cycles;"in: ; splendid' : &>ing : order .-will/be .sold c:hy,,ilessrs.3., : Braithwaite/and Co.;at3)p.m./to-day^'■■■..'''; / ■ At 2 jm./tb-day; a'varie'd lassortment/bf.: useful/liousehold'". furhiture.-.'piano./.sew-/ ing' machine,, lady'sj and .'gents.'; bicycl«a will be sold/by j;./,W,': .Co;::;/'/://;j'^/:;;/^ ; /ftf:/: 1 :A' : Messrs. Cole; and'-llVeste.rni'an, /.drapers,/; Manners Street,'who ;insert : a; number/of-.-"scatters," enumerating ; prices, ; in/.; this.-. Issue.'-.':-:'/: ; vM;.: : /::/:::":;K;^'/:://:/;:--:: s ,'/- : ; The:"Wellington: City;Councit'wiil^nolci 1 : 'a: ; sale:of':uhclaimed ; abg^";ati'th'e:cbrpora- v tion yards,'. Clyde .Quay,: this ! afternbon, I '/ ■:' Labour''Day-will be observed as:a-holi-./ \ day,; by banks throughout'. New.'. Zealand.:./ ?A/ : urstKslass/dairyiugi:farm/:bf/:fiob6: aores-is advertised tor sale' in/this issue", ■by. the N.Z. Loan' and:,Mekantile'.Ageno'y : ": ; . Oo.,..\Vanganui. / ;,/:;: :/■>.;/,:::;://;':.:/;'..::/ On Jriday, ; :OcWb«f/2Sj:at: : ll: T. -'■ Mandeno'; Jack»n will sell-by.-'-public;. auction, Customs. ;Street,-;Auoklaiiu| .'the ; weil-lcnown' isl'and.v: "Pakatoa":..; (Bell's),.. containing aores : ":of/very ;rich;/land;/ all in, grass, except/,five I 'acres, ofy,bush, . and dairy:cb\vs;';watered c : ; :By spriugs-Zand wells, '.'rurtlief: pavtiouj. ilarsjwill be',iound in 'an'advertisemeit'in,. ;this 1 issue/'/---"■';:,-';':' ; -'.'•:.';;';:-" -■'/'/■':;:-;/://";/■' The N , .Z,.'-L6an''and>"M.eroantUeVAgeniyri: C 0... will hold a- stock'■. sale; at; Himataiigi: -on- Monday, Octqber;'l7,',:at ,12.30 p.hi..x,:/:: .'■ .The annual general /meeting:/ of;' ,tlie'-; ;N.Z. . Amateur' Rowing/ AssociationZwilk be held te-night -in, the : -6ißc'es : ;:of,. -the/ ; Underwriters' Association,/ ground floor;: of tho'Government Life Insurance Build-/ ing./ -/ '- ,/■:';/ ■?>■ ■ //■ // ; :;i v :-' ; ".:/::// /The. Waverley: Private ,; DotelJ:/Vivian , .Street,..will'^be, open/to receive, boarders/ ;from November 1 nest./,; ;f:"/;///-/;':/