SECRETARY'S REPORT 



Groups from foreign countries 



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About 2 p.m. each day the cars then parked in the Zoo are counted 

 and listed according to the State, Territory, or country from which 

 they come. This is, of course, not a census of the cars coming to the 

 Zoo but is valuable in showing the percentage of attendance by States 

 of people in private automobiles. Many District of Columbia, Mary- 

 land, and Virginia cars come to the Zoo to bring guests from other 

 States. The tabulation for the fiscal year 1961 is as follows: 



Percentage 



Maryland 32. 3 



Virginia 23.2 



District of Columbia 21.1 



Penn.sylvania 3.9 



New York 2.3 



North Carolina 1.9 



Ohio 1. 4 



New Jersey 1.3 



West Virginia 1.2 



Florida 1. 1 



Massachusetts .9 



Percentage 

 California 0. 7 



Connecticut 



South Carolina 



Michigan 



Illinois 



.7 



.6 



.6 



.5 



Georgia .4 



Delaware 



Indiana 



Tennessee 

 Texas — 



.4 

 .4 

 .4 

 .4 



The remaining 4.3 percent came from other States, Azores, Bahamas, 

 British Columbia, Canada, Canal Zone, Cuba, England, Finland, 

 France, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, INIexico, Newfoundland, Norway, 

 Okinawa, Philippines, Switzerland, and the Virgin Islands. 



On the days of even small attendance there are cars parked in the 

 Zoo from at least 15 States, Territories, the District of Columbia, 

 and foreign countries. On average days there are cars from about 

 22 States, Territories, the District of Columbia, and foreign countries ; 

 and during the periods of greatest attendance the cars represent no 

 less than 34 different States, Territories, and countries. Parking 

 spaces in the Zoo now accommodate 1,079 cars when the bus parking 

 place is utilized and 969 cars when it is not used. 



POLICE DEPARTMENT 



The practice of using men for police duty on a temporary basis 

 during the busy season continues to prove a highly satisfactory ar- 



