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The Private Funds Budget was $110,346.43, $8946.43 in excess 
of the Tax Budget. 
The percentages of the two budgets for the past five years are 
as follows: 
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1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 
Tax budget... ........... 43% 48% 43% 44% 48% 
Private funds............ 57% 52% 57% 56% 52% 
Collections Fund Contributions 
lor the purchase of all publications, plants, and specimens, and 
for a considerable portion of the personal service, the Garden is 
dependent on private funds. «A part of the total amount required 
is obtained by contributions solicited annually. The needs tend 
to increase each year, but the amount of the contributions has 
tended to decrease since 1927, as follows: 
1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 
From within the Board...........] $2,350 | $1,925 | $1,850 | $ 935 | $1,175 
Irom without the Board..... hye 7,532 5,495 5,432 5,604 5,587 
LOtAISs ¢ ee eae dha de ae dae snes $9,882 | $7,420 | $7,282 | $6,539 | $6,762 
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the urgency of making permanent provision for permanent needs. 
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1ese figures emphasize the statement on the preceding page of 
Appended Reports 
Reports on the research work of the Garden for 1931, adminis- 
trative reports of the various departments, and Appendices 1-7 
follow as an integral part of this report. These all contain im- 
portant information for those interested in t 
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le progress of the 
Garden and of botanical science and education. 
Respectfully submitted, 
C. STUART GAGER, 
Director. 
