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21^[[a]] ample room for the comfort of visitors and also to have all the appointments of the collection of the highest order of excellence even now. As yet Mr. W. C. Weeden is still on the rolls of the Institution as an assistant engineer, and liable to be detached from service in this department at any time. It is earnestly hoped by the curator that Mr. Weeden, whose continuous services are imperatively needed in the menagerie, may be transferred to this department, and regularly appointed as a keeper.