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visited the Zoological Park, while the attendance at the Aquarium 

 reached the extraordinary total of 3,803,501, an increase for the 

 Park of 201,276, and for the Aquarium of 1,267,354, over 1908. 

 This attendance at the Aquarium probably places it in the van 

 of the leading popular educational institutions in New York, by 

 something over half a million. The net cost to the city for pro- 

 viding admission to these two institutions under control of the 

 Zoological Society, is about three and three-quarter cents for 

 each visitor. 



The membership of the Society on January 1, 1910, showing 

 a substantial increase over 1908, was as follows : — 



Benefactors and Founders 26 



Associate Founders 12 



Patrons 37 



Life Members 201 



Annual Members 1,474 



Corresponding and Honorary Members 14 



Total for 1909 1,764 



Total for 1908 1,678 



Increase 86 



FINANCES. 



Animal Fund. — The receipts for the Animal Fund have been 

 as follows : — 



Special subscriptions $1,175.00 



Received from sales of animals 1,943.00 



Received from Park privileges 23,381.18 



Balance from the year 1908 13,218.75 



Total receipts $39,717.93 



Expended for animals during 1909 19,856.68 



Balance $19,861.25 



Income Account. — The income received from Annual Mem- 

 bers during 1909 amounted to $12,918.20. The total amount of 

 expenses chargeable against this fund, which is practically the 

 only free money that the Society has, was $20,016.66. The 

 Society was again obliged to add the Life Membership fees re- 

 ceived during the year to this fund, in order to keep a safe bal- 

 ance. To it was also added the unexpended portion of the special 



