of 
been greatly appreciated and have been acknowledged with the 
thanks of the Botanic Garden Governing Committee of the 
Trustees: 
FINANCIAL 
Tav Budget and Private Funds 
The total budget for 1936 was $183,102.19, as against $169, 
248.55 in 1935, as follows: 
1935 1936 Increases 
ease sBUde Chae ante a ate e he. $ 82,410.68 $ 89,944.31 $ 7,533.63 
EATelivt UCM GLI Cl Seay ew een tea eee ee 86,837.87 93,157.88 6,320.01 
il Bro 71 Ian ee oe ore ee ee $169,248.55 $183,102.19 $13,853.64 
The total budget for 1936 was $45,765 less than for 1930, the 
first year of the “depression” ($228,867-$183,102). 
The Private Funds budget was $3,213.57 more than the Tax 
3udget. For the past eight years the percentages of the two 
budgets have been as follows: 
1929 1930) 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 
Tax Budget ..... 43% 44% 48% 50% 47.2% 49.2% 48.3% 49.1% 
Private Funds ... 57% 56% 52% 50% 528% 50.8% 51.7% 50.9% 
The Tax Budget appropriation was $1948.69 less than was 
requested, as follows: 
—= 
Requested Granted Change from 1935 
er sna lias Civic Ae iso tet $72,406.00 $69,085.68 $3,320.32 Decrease 
@thers@od es: 30 nares see 19,487.00 20,858.63 1,371.63 Increase 
MoOtalSean seer eh tea rs. $91,893.00 $89,944.31 $1,948.69 Decrease 
NEEDS 
“Tt is a sad sign when, in the hour of her distress, a nation 
sacrifices first her intellectual institutions. “Then, more than ever, 
— 
when she needs all the culture, all the wisdom, all the comprehen- 
siveness of her best intellects, should she foster the institutions 
that 
do good service to their country in her time of need.” 
— 
jave fostered them, and in which they have been trained to 
