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rector's assigning the female African Elephant "Sultana" for 

 this purpose as soon as she has reached the proper size. 



Aside from failure in this direction, the riding animals con- 

 tinue to furnish the children with as much real pleasure and 

 enjoyment as perhaps any other amusement feature of the park. 

 The net results were well up to the previous year's figures, al- 

 though no gain was shown. 



Pavilion East of Bronx River. — While funds were available 

 for this improvement in 1912, and it was fully expected that 

 construction would begin in time for its completion and use dur- 

 ing the past season there were unforseen delays in approval 

 of plans by the various departments and the Municipal Art 

 Commission, so that the actual letting of the contract was not 

 accomplished until late in the season of 1913. Work was begun 

 by the contractor at once, and is now going on with sufficient 

 despatch that we may confidently expect the pavilion will be 

 ready for use by June 1. 



This building will make it possible for us to furnish the 

 first accommodations in the way of shelter and refreshment 

 services to the very large numbers of visitors that have fre- 

 quented that portion of the Park east of the Bronx Lake and 

 River during the last ten years. 



DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY. 

 Elwin R. Sanborn, Editor and Photographer. 



Bulletin — Six numbers of the Bulletin were issued during 

 the year 1913. The cover and four extra pages supplied make 

 this publication substantial and much more interesting. 



Annual Report — The Report was issued in its regular form 

 without changes. 



Zoologica — Three numbers of Zoologica were put in hand in 

 December, 1913, as was also a lengthy paper with many illus- 

 trations on "The Care of Home Aquaria," by Dr. Osburn of 

 the New York Aquarium. 



Photography — Over five hundred negatives were made at 

 the Park and the Aquarium, and some photographs, both still 

 and animated, of the Porpoise Expedition in charge of Dr. 

 Townsend of the New York Aquarium. 



The motion pictures of the expedition were exhibited at the 

 Annual Meeting of the Society in January, 1914. 



