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Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about birds, such as Java Sparrows, steps that should be taken by the Government of Malta to procure Swans, a request for a pair of Garganey, black Swans in a park in Kirkcaldy, and the average life of a Cormorant

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding general queries such as specimens of Hedgehogs, Birds of Prey, fencing for Bison, samples of bark, the flea Hectopsylla psittaci, insuring animals, big game hunters, a Llama cart, the well in the Zoological Gardens, cattle guards, the caring of monkeys as pets, a Tree Kangaroo named Minnie, the temperature in the Monkey House, bird life of the Cocos Islands, the bodies of Goldfish, measurements of the eyes of animals, photographs of the Penguin Pool and a broadcast on Children's Hour

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about mammals such as an offer of a Lioness for mating, the measurements of Camels, Toto the Lesser Kudu, Mink breeders, Monkeys from East Africa, Quaggas, the gestation period of a Giraffe, Horned Hares, and domesticating the Paca and Capybara

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about reptiles, such as 'Double-headed Snake', and a request for Alligators

Correspondence between Rangoon Zoological Gardens and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Colonel Ranking helping to bring home a collection of King Penguins, 24 of which went to London Zoo

Correspondence between C L Reid and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of a female chimpanzee called Jenny to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of Reindeer moss to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Dr Reginald Elson Rewell and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the disposal of dead animals, graduated and other glassware required by Rewell, and a delivery of chemicals

Correspondence regarding an African Grey Parrot for the Parrot House at the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Captain A T Ritchie and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the return of Cecil Webb from Madagascar with an elephant that Mr Sharpe had for the Zoological Society of London at Ngobit, and any other animals available for shipment, also Webb's appointment as a whole-time salaried collection for the Society, with the title of Curator