118 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
Employees.—It is a pleasure to commend the work of the 
Aquarium employees. In addition to their regular duties, they 
have done most of the work on the exhibition tanks which have 
been enlarged. 
Two persons, the clerk and the office assistant, are now in 
military service. Both of these were voluntary enlistments. 
Their positions have not been refilled, as the office work has been 
apportioned among other members of the staff. The funds thus 
saved contributed much toward enabling the Aquarium to finish 
the year without a deficit, which, owing to the increased cost 
of fuel, would have been inevitable. 
The work of collecting practically all of the living exhibits 
of the Aquarium devolves upon the employees, and this duty 
often necessitates their absence when they are much needed in 
the building. All aquariums, however, must do their own col- 
lecting, as the animal dealer has little to offer in the way of 
Aquarium exhibits. 
Respectfully submitted, 
CHARLES HASKINS TOWNSEND, Director. 
