Natal province - descriptive guide and official hand-book (1911) (14780210383)

Identifier: natalprovincedes00tatl (find matches)
Title: Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Tatlow, A.H South African Railways. Publicity Dept
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Durban, Natal : South African Railways Printing Works
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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bited. Valuable work hasbeen done by the honorary curator, Dr. Breyer, but no systematical or faunistic work couldbe undertaken until a fixed and permanent appointment was made in 1896. Since then it hasbeen the endeavour of the staff, under Dr. Gunning, to study the fauna and flora of SouthAfrica in general, and of the Transvaal in particular, and to make collections as complete andrepresentative as possible. (he ooDeotion oi South African anti >mple1 e in mi i ii.ii is w;ini ing is i he African elephant . an I8j I itiful a uperb wind rhinoceros and a Pine hippopotamus neppesenl the lai ntineni there are over 8,OOi ith African, birds tnd Bkin 00,000 inseots I housands ol rrai il plant ire in 1 he herbarium bul Ismall it» exhibh all i he tn the na1 ural soiled ion contaim I 111 ZOOLOCK a i, CARD1 rhe Zoo was started in 1898 in the back yard ol the Museum on Mal)y the extraordinary co-operation of all sections of the publii al pn most valuab Elections in the world. Then nl kind, ol
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Zoological^Garclens, Pretoria 224 among which a magnificent pair of South African gemsbuck stands out as the pride of thegardens. The large aviary has an undivided flight of 120 feet in length. 40 feet in breadth, and45 feet in height, and contains a glorious collection of South African, American and Australianbirds. The collection of South African birds of prey is all but complete. Thanks to thegenial climate a grand collection of monkeys keep in splendid condition. Quite recently a hugehippopotamus, the gift of Lord Selborne, and a fine buck rhinoceros, have been added to thecollection. The income, which in 1898 consisted of a grant of 3s. per day. has risen to about£12.000 a year. £6.000 of which is contributed by the Government. During the last session ofParliament a sum of £60.000 was voted for the erection of a new Museum building. THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION The permanent exhibition of South African Industries is accommodated in a largebuilding in Van der Walt Street, just off