SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT Al 
During the year $657.81 were received from the sale of pub- 
lications, and $470 expended; leaving a net balance on hand of 
$936.68 on December 31, 1911. 
This fund, while small, has proved a very satisfactory one 
and has been of material assistance to the administration of the 
Aquarium, especially in the matter of publications. 
Maintenance of the Park.—For the year 1911 the City pro- 
vided the sum of $174,632 for the maintenance of the Park. 
With this amount and with very rigid supervision of all expendi- 
tures by the Park staff, the Society again succeeded in maintain- 
ing the Park throughout the year without a deficit. The satis- 
faction of the City authorities with the administration of the 
Park by the Society, is shown by the fact that for 1912 an in- 
crease of $7,733 has been granted, making a total of $182,365 for 
the Park during 1912. 
Maintenance of the Aquarium.—The maintenance provided 
for the Aquarium for the year 1911 was $48,000, and your Com- 
mittee is glad to be able to return to the City at the end of the 
term, an unexpended balance of $439.79. 
The maintenance appropriation for 1912 is to be $48,500. 
In the administration of the maintenance funds of the Park 
and Aquarium, much difficulty has been experienced during the 
year in complying with the new requirements of the City limit- 
ing the mode of the expenditure of these funds. The require- 
ments for the standardizing of salaries and the division of the 
total fund into a number of sub-divisions from which no trans- 
fers can be made, impose upon the Society a difficult task. Your 
Committee has protested against the application of these rules 
in the expenditures of the funds granted it by the City, although 
at all times expressing their willingness to co-operate with the 
City authorities in all reasonable requirements for the better ad- 
ministration of the City funds. 
Aquarium Improvement Fund.—On December 31, 1911, a 
balance of $344.50 remained to the credit of the Aquarium Im- 
provement Fund. A small balance which remained in the former 
Aquarium Improvement Fund reverted to the City. 
Ground Improvement Fund.—On January 1, 1911, there was 
a balance of $56,367.71 to the credit of the Ground Improvement 
Fund received during 1910. This fund was originally provided 
for the following purposes :— 
