GROWTH OF THE ZOO.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1300, 1 December 1911, Page 6

GROWTH OF THE ZOO.

A LEOPABI) AND PROBABLY BEARS TO iiii ADDKD. A meotmjr of the council of the Wclliiißlon. Zoological Society was held la.st wight. Tiio president, the Rev. J. CtdwcS/ was in tliß chair. Mr. A. Smith nail tho president, who wore a committee Appointed to inquiro as to the cost; of an incubator suitable for natching the eggs of emits, ostriches, and rhea.s, reported that the price for which such nn incubator was offered was for an incubator and certain extras, carriage paid to the London docks. An offer of ,tl 10s. in advance of this was offered for tho appliances delivered in W«llinj;toa, hut (ho offer was not accepted. On the MißHestiou of (lie committee it was decided to defer consideration of the proposal for a few weeks, and to by to Ret an incubator early in the season' for next year.

Tho president was authorised (o purchn.«o a leopard from thy Bvdncv Zoo, which animal had Ijecn selected \o the society's order liy the head keeper at tlio 'Ana, who is now m Svdnrv. Jt is proposed that this lconard he presented to (lie /oo if the Government will consent to it* ln-iiig landed in New Zealand. If tlio convent: is forthcoming, the president will cable to .Sydney to have the lconard shiplied, and there should ho an interesting addition to the 2co about Christmas time. the president reported that tlio City Uuncil had, in ro-;:on.-o to inquiries from '!« society. s,tol to i'<.uftTuct: a bear mt it the society would procure two bear.--. Immediately'information was received that the animals had been shipped the pit would he made ready for them. Mr. Crewes stated that ho was therefore inquiring whether there were spare animals in the London Zoo. -Air. Crowes reported also that in spite i u u at the Newtown Zoo were in snlendid condition. J'ho canaries and finches had hatched and loured young birds, there were young Mallard and Parade duels on the pond, aim tlio laughing jacku«es recently presented by tho society were happy m their new home.