BREEDING REPTILES.
AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL. SUPPLIES FOR THE WORLD. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Nov. 1. The borough council of Auburn, near Sydney, has received an application for permission to establish breeding pools for walruses, crocodiles, alligators and octopuses on land adjoining Duck River. The object of the applicant is to supply Zoological Gardens and aquariums in various parts of the world. The pools would be walled in with steel so as to make it impossible for the inmates to escape. The council has referred the application to its inspector.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19783, 2 November 1927, Page 11
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88BREEDING REPTILES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19783, 2 November 1927, Page 11
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