THE CITY ZOO.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 7

THE CITY ZOO.

TO BE OPELS'HI) IN DEOOM/BER. The Auckland City Zoo is to he i opened liy the (fovernor-General about !the middle of December. This announcejment vva.- made to the f'ity Coun.i] laat ,night by tho Mayor, wrhn stated that I Lord .Tellieoe had er-utented to lie present at the opening ceremony and to I address the citizens. Hi- Worship re\commended that on that day all citizens be admitted free to the zoo, that all school children have a especial invitation io the ceremony, and that memJiere of all other local bodies in the Auckland district be invited to be present. Mr. Uunson stated that it was i expected to get the work at the zoo I linicdied toy Dec-ember 1. Reporting on ] progress, Mr. -T. A. Warnock stated that it seemed to him to be assured that the ■work at tile park in Grey Lynn would j'.ie finished liv the time stated by the (■Mayor. I Mr. Krnest Davis inquired if the comI'lTfttPp had considered the matter of an laauarium, and on being informed that tjiis phase of a modern zoological garden had received attention, he replied tiiiit he. would contribute to the zoo a turtle which he had brought from Suva.