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REPORT OF TIIK SliPERINTENDENT OE Til]-: NATI()NAI> Z(»()E()(iI(\\E 



PARK. 



Sir: 1 have the honor to herewith submit the following i-eport relating to the con- 

 dition and operations of the National Zoological Park for the year ending June oO, 

 1902: 



At the close of that j)eriod the ai)pr()xiniate value of the })roperty belonging to the 

 park was as follows : 



Buildings for animals ?71 , (MH) 



Buildings for administrative purposes 1-1, (KH) 



Oflice furniture, books, apparatus, etc ;!, 1H)() 



Machinery, tools, and implements -, -00 



Fences and outdoor inclosures L'r>, ()(K) 



Roadways, bridges, paths, rustic seats, eti- so, 000 



Nurseries 1 , 000 



Horses 



Animals in zoological collection 



000 



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A detailed list of the animals in tlie collei'tion is appended hereto. They may lie 

 classified as follows : 



Mammals . . 



Birds 



Reptiles.... 



Total. 



The accessions of animals dui'ing tlie year have been as follows: 



Presented 117 



Purchased and collected 7'.> 



Lent b^ 



Received from Yellowstone National Baik 17 



Received in exchange 2:> 



Born in National Zoological Paik (iO 



(Captured in National Zoological I'ark 2 



Total ;{14 



Besides these animals about THl gray sijuirrels were ]iurchased (hning the year and 



set at liberty in the park. 



The cost for purchase, collection, and ti'ansi)ortation of these acccvssions has been 



$3,500. Besides this there has been spent for books, i)hotographs, apjiaratus, and 



office furnitiu'e the sum of $1,900. 



The approjiriation for the general service of the park was made iu the following 



terms: 



For continuing the construction of roads, walks, bridges, water supply, .sewerage 

 and drainage; and ior grading, planting, and otherwise inijiroving the grounds; 



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