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The remaining 4 percent came from other States, Belgium, Canada, 

 Canal Zone, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, 

 Puerto Kico, Thailand, and Turkey. On the days of even small at- 

 tendance there are cars parked in the Zoo from at least 15 States, 

 Territories, the District of Columbia, and foreign countries. 



Owing to the construction work in progress in the Zoo in connection 

 with the redevelopment program, the number of available parking 

 spaces fluctuates between 650 and 1,100. 



Table 2. — Number of bus groups visiling the Zoo in fiscal year 1964 



PERSONNEL 



Eppie Bell was transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to 

 become maintenance general foreman of the National Zoological Park 

 on May 24, 1964. John Monday, transferred from the District of 

 Columbia Government Water Department, was appointed gardener 

 foreman on March 15, 1964. Wilbur Banner, formerly with the Navy 

 Department in Norfolk, Va., was appointed mason lead foreman on 

 December 31, 1962. 



During the year only three employees left the Zoo. Dr. W. T. Roth, 

 general curator since August 7, 1961, resigned on June 30, 1964. Pvt. 

 George McLeod, a member of the police force since September 1, 1928, 

 retired on December 31, 1963. Lt, Earl King, appointed to the police 

 force on August 4, 1944, retired because of disability on January 14, 

 1964. 



