APPENDIX 6 

 REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report on the oper- 

 ations of the National Zoological Park for the fiscal jestr ending 

 June 30, 1930 : 



The regular appropriation made by Congress for the maintenance 

 of the park was $203,000, an increase of $7,450 over 1929. In addi- 

 tion an appropriation of $220,000 was provided for the construction 

 of a reptile house. The completion of this building has been made 

 possible by the addition of $28,000 to the regular 1931 appropria- 

 tion. The first deficiency act provided $2,000 for the construction of 

 a gate to close at night a new road leading into the south portion of 

 the park by Rock Creek. 



On February 8, 1930, the Zoo suffered a severe loss in the death of 

 Mr. A. B. Baker, who for more than 39 years had been assistant di- 

 rector. To Mr. Baker's great loyalty as well as his profound knowl- 

 edge of zoological park management is due to a large extent the de- 

 velopment of the National Zoological Park. His death takes away 

 not only a good friend but a most valued official. He was succeeded 

 by Mr. Ernest P. Walker, formerly senior biologist of the Biological 

 Survey, who had recently been engaged in the game and bird 

 reservation work conducted by that bureau. 



ACCESSIONS 



Gifts. — The collection this year has been greatly benefited by 

 gifts, some of them of rare and unusual specimens obtained on ex- 

 peditions. 



Dr. Paul Bartsch brought home with him from South America 

 and the West Indies 6 iguanas, 10 South American tortoises, and 

 50 hermit crabs. 



Mr. Fred Carnochan, of New York, returned from East Africa 

 with a rare white-thighed colobus, a Schwineforth chimpanzee, and 

 a Killimbira guenon. This last was obtained from M. de Frey- 

 gang of Urundi, and is the first of its kind to be exhibited in the 

 United States. 



Mr. Stephen Haweis brought from Dominica four giant toads and 

 half a dozen large edible frogs of this island, locall}^ called ""moun- 

 tain chickens." 

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