THE AQUARIUM

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 119, 21 May 1914, Page 2

THE AQUARIUM

A SITE DETERMINED. The, aquarium which was an interestng feature of the Auckland Exhibition, and which has been presented to the Wellington City Council, is to be placed in the Zoo grounds at Newtown Park. A visit was paid to tho Zoo yesterday by the Hon. F. M. B. lusher, Minister of Marino, with the object of selecting a sits for the tanks. Mr. Fisher was accompanied by Professor E. E. Prince (Canadian Commissioner of l r ishcrie&), Mr. G. Aliport (Secretary of Marine), and Mr. L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries. Several members of the City Council, including Councillor G. Frost, chairman of the Reserves Committee, tho Town Clerk, and the Assistant Engineer (Mr. J. M. Moricc), inelj the party at the grounds. The > sixteen tanks which compose the aquarium are to be shipped from Auckland in about a fortnight by the Hinemoa, and will be crested as soon as they arrive here. A site was chosen on the high side of the path leading from the lions' cages, and the exhibit will be set into the bank. The tanks are each about 5 feet long, and will be set about 3 feet apart. The spaces will be filled with rockwork, which will also be arched over the topa of the tanks to keep them cool and free from falling debris. The tanks have glass fronts, and the combination of front and top lighting is remarkably effective in j showing off the live specimens. Altogether the aquarium will cover a length of about 125 feet. The visitors made an inspection of the Zoo, and Professor Prince congratulated the city upon the splendid condition of I the exhibits. He promised that when he ! returned to Canada he would try to find some specimens of interest to send to the gardens.