TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 81 
It should be understood that this serum is not for sale, but 
that a charge of two and a half dollars is made for the use of 
each tube and the funds obtained will be used to purchase rep- 
tiles for Dr. Brazil’s institution. 
Following is a census of the reptile collection compiled De- 
cember 31, 1917: 

Species. Specimens. 
Crocodile au 2.5. he Oe a8! Sora Pee 3 89 
CeO eg pe es ee Ree ORs Bree 31 213 
AAC Cr tiilliten Mote aired he relied Oe ace Soa 15 ah 
Oy lnaitva tte ee ee ey BE 45 168 
ATMO INDIA Gane oe ee ee 18 ENG. 
ARG Tell Daereee me Meee tears Sate em Ie 644 
SUMMARY OF COLLECTIONS. 
A census of the animals in the Zoological Park, taken Janu- 
ary 1, 1918, is as follows: 


Species. Specimens. 
META ANG 6 to ker eee NS et 204 610 
JET RG ISP epee tee ck eon es 813 2,199 
Reptiles and Amphibians 2... 12 644 
AI BV GY i bearer oe ale a ee iatle RO Ve ee 1,129 4,053 
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 
H. R. Mitchell, Chief Clerk and Manager of Privileges; Wm. Mitchell, Cashier. 
The budget application for the maintenance of the Park for 
1918 included an addition of $8,026 to provide for an increase 
of ten per cent. in the salaries of all employees drawing less than 
$1,300 per year, which amount had been supplied by members of 
the Board of Managers as an emergency bonus in 1917. The 
justice of the request was recognized by the Board of Estimate, 
and the additional sum was granted for 1918. 
While this puts the annual Maintenance Fund above $200,- 
000 for the first time, it does not give us any increase in the 
amount available for food and supplies. We are confronted with 
