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items — Pay Rolls and Supplies — and the unexpended balances of 

 the sums provided for each are not interchangeable. During 

 the summer the Supplies item was $2,439 in excess of its aver- 

 age for that period. By stringent measures, however, this ex- 

 cess has been wiped out, and the year has been closed without 

 a deficit. 



The sum of $200,000 for the 1914 maintenance has been 

 granted in a single line, viz. — Salaries and Expenses of the Zoo- 

 logical Park, $200,000. This is the same amount appropriated 

 for the American Museum of Natural History and the Metro- 

 politan Museum of Art, and is the maximum sum we shall be 

 able to secure as maintenance for the Park for some time to 

 come, although we are not restricted by law, as is the case of 

 the other two institutions. Your committee feel highly gratified 

 at this action, as it will allow far greater freedom in the hand- 

 ling of the accounts, and will permit the making of necessary 

 transfers without restriction. This is one of the most important 

 advances made in recent years. 



Maintenance of the Aquariwm. — The sum of $47,345 sup- 

 plied by the City for the maintenance of the Aquarium for the 

 year 1913, proved sufficient to close the year without a deficit. 

 The sum of $47,000 in a single line and without subdivision, has 

 been supplied for 1914 and will be adequate for our needs. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The Bulletin has been sent to members as usual on the first 

 days of January, March, May, July, September and November, 

 two numbers of which were devoted to the Aquarium. 



The Annual Report was also sent to members during the 

 last days of March. 



Zoologica, Vol. 1, No. 11, "Feeding Habits of Serpents," by 

 R. L. Ditmars, Curator of Reptiles of the Zoological Park, has 

 been printed and distributed during the year. 



Vol. 1, No. 12, Notes on the "Ontogeny of the White Ibis, 

 Guara Alba," and Vol. 1, No. 13, "Specialization of Tail Down in 

 Certain Ducks," both by C. William Beebe, Curator of Birds, and 

 Lee S. Crandall, Assistant Curator; and Vol. 1, No. 14, by C. 

 William Beebe, entitled, "Effect of a Postponed Moult upon the 

 Sequence of Plumage in Certain Passerine Birds," will be printed 

 and distributed during the early part of 1914. 



Copies of Zoologica as issued, are forwarded to members 

 upon request. 



