THE LIONESS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1911, Page 3

THE LIONESS.

CONDITIONS OF LOAN RATIFIED. The official announcement of the offer of a lioness to the City Council by Messrs Wirth Bros., and the provisional acceptance thereof, was made to the Council at its meeting last night in the following report of the Reserves Committee:—That'it had accepted the offer of Messrs Wirth Bros, for the loan of a lioness until their return to New Zealand (estimated to-be within two years) upon the following conditions: —(a) The Council to have the use of the lioness free of charge. (b)' The Council to keep the lioness free of charge to Messrß Wirth -Bros. (c) Should any cubs be reared, the following conditions to apply to the ownership of same: —lf one cub only is reared, it is to be the property of the city; if two cubs are reared, one to belong to the Council, and one to Messrs Wirth Bros; if three cubs are reared, one to belong to the Council, and two to Messrs Wirth Bros.; if four cubs are reared, two to belong to the Council, and two to Messrs Wirth Bros. The Wellington City Corporation will take every care of the lioness, but is to bo under no other responsibility or lia- ! bility therefor. The lioness* is to be returned to Messrs Wirth Bros, when re- ! quired, after rearing of the cubs (if any) at such time as the circus may be m Wellington. A plate is to be fixed on the front of the lioness's cage, indicating that the animal is the property of j Messrs Wirth Bros., and under ter- j porary loan to the Wellington City Cor- j poration. The -committee recommended that the thanks of the Council be tendered to Messrs Wirth Bros, for their generous offer. 1 The report and recommendation were adopted without comment. [

The visit of the members of the British Association, the leading scientific body of Great Britain, to Australia, is contemplated for the year 1914. The New Zealand Institute is desirous of having the visit extended to New Zealand, and at yesterday's meeting of the governor? of the institute, held at Auckland, the president (Mr. A. Hamilton) etated that it would be desirable to ask the Government to make a grant to enible > the Canadian and ximerican members of the association to visit New Zealand, and for the other members to return Home from Australia via New Zealand. As the visit was still so remote, it was decided to leave the making of further arrangements in the hands of Professor Easterfield, Mr. Hamilton, and the president for the ensuing period (Mr. T. F. Cheeßeman).