The last mention of the famous herd of Chillingham Cattle in the Journal of this Society was made in Part XVI published in April, 1932. At that time an appeal was being launched by three Trustees appointed for the purpose by the Council of the Zoological Society of London; and a lease for seven years at a rental of £500 per annum of the Park at Chillingham Castle in Northumberland was taken from the Earl of Tankerville, with the object of preserving the cattle. The present Earl, who succeeded to the title in 1931, was unable to maintain the herd at his own expense owing to the heavy and ever increasing burden of taxation. The Zoological Society of London contributed £100 annually for seven years, and the rest was found by public subscriptions.