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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1922, Page 11

C"o the r.llfor.i Sir.— I ajrrrc that it i> time wo n-ade a move toward* pitting a 7.10. Why allow Mr. Royd to kill his animals when in tlip near future we shall certainly. like oilier cities of Auckland's si/c have nur zoo—and when up do divide we shall then have to pay a heavy price for animals to bo imported. In Wellington there is a good rao. ami ever-' week-end people, young and old. who lovp animals, swarm out there and spend hours feedin? and petting Hi" aniiral.-i. I am told than in the One-tree Hill Domain there is a spot specially reserved for our 7.00. lull if that i< not so. well, surely there is plenty of room in the Danxin. !" Sydney the zoo is prettily set nmonsst. lawns and trees and al-o in the beautiful hatanieal the r e are aviaries, etc. Two Onehiinvn ladies persuaded I!oyd not t° kill the annuals, and he promised to hold his hand for a few day* I hupp that other animal lovers will take the nvU'.er m> —I n»i '••■■ . K. WtLDIXO. Member X.1.C.A., Auckland. "A T.cv.-r 1 i Animsli-"' tliinks J part of our Domain miffht be made ir.to a zoo. and that somethin" «hollld l>e done at once to «:ive the lives of the eon-' demned animal-. |

"Old Soldier" deplores tlie suggestion that the linns should be destroyed instead of forming tho nucleus of a municipal zoo.