Le Souef wonders if Ewart has published anything concerning the small South American dogs that he considered as progenitors to the terriers. He has been trying to get the small racoon-like dog from Japan but they are very scarce, and he hopes someone can prove that they are the ancestors of the Pekinese type before they become extinct. He asks whether there was ever a Professor Ridgeway at the University of Edinburgh. He writes that the new large aquarium in Taronga Park is proving successful, although they are experiencing difficulty in keeping predatory sharks. He hopes to be able to attend the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Brisbane that month if he can afford it.