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SUMMARY OF COLLECTIONS. 



A census of the animals in the Zoological Park, taken Janu- 

 ary 1, 1919, is as follows : 



Species. Specimens. 



Mammals 167 567 



Birds 736 2,406 



Reptiles and Amphibians 95 477 



Total 998 3,450 



DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. 

 H. R. Mitchell, Chief Clerk and Manager of Privileges; Wm. Mitchell, Cashier. 



The task of furnishing all materials and supplies needed for 

 the maintenance of the Park from the fund received from the 

 City for the year 1918 seemed at the outset impossible of accom- 

 phshment. A shortage of at least five thousand dollars would 

 have resulted but for savings in the salary accounts due to resig- 

 nations and vacancies. In spite of these savings, expenditures 

 were at one time in the year more than $4,000 in excess of our 

 monthly proportion of the appropriation. The mild weather 

 that prevailed in November and December materially reduced 

 our coal requirements and was an important factor in helping 

 us to finish the year without a deficit. 



Notwithstanding these difficulties in 1918, and our request 

 for an increase of $14,287.08 in Maintenance over 1919 with 

 which to make advances in the pay of our low-salaried employ- 

 ees, our appropriation was cut $32,000 under our allowance for 

 1918, which included an addition of about $500 for materials 

 and supplies outside of the increase for our low-salaried em- 

 ployees. These salary increases are imperatively needed and 

 must be made. The Zoological Society, therefore, faces the ne- 

 cessity of making up the shortage by special subscription or 

 other funds ordinarily used for the general purpose of the Society. 



Co-operative Store. — Support of the co-operative store, 

 which was organized late in 1916 as an aid to our employees, 

 having fallen off quite seriously, it was decided to close it out 

 at the end of the year and dispose of the remaining stock as soon 

 as possible. 



