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hoofed animals; the same may be said regarding tuberculosis 

 among the primate collection. Both these diseases may be said 

 to be now eliminated. 



The increase in our collection has naturally added to the 

 amount of time devoted to the treatment of illnesses, and less 

 time has been available for research work. 



The number of scientific institutions desiring material from 

 our collections for research investigations is constantly increas- 

 ing, and considerable valuable pathological material has been 

 furnished and studied from a comparative standpoint. 



The Biological Laboratory, the plans for which have been 

 ready for some two years past, is now greatly needed, but it is 

 useless to construct this building until the Society is in a finan- 

 cial position to supply the money necessary for the maintenance 

 of a staff of biologists. Some portion of the expense of main- 

 taining the laboratory might probably be borne by the City, but 

 much of it must be met by contributions from the Society's funds. 

 The Executive Committee expects to arrange for the construc- 

 tion of this building as soon as the Endowment Fund guarantees 

 a sufficient income for the work to be done. 



BRONX PARKWAY COMMISSION. 



The Commission appointed for the preservation of the 

 Bronx Valley from Bronx Park to Kensico Dam, has reported to 

 the Executive Committee that they have been unable to secure 

 from the City authorities the necessary funds to proceed. This 

 improvement is one that will eventually come tuith time, and the 

 delay, due to the failure of the City authorities to appreciate the 

 importance of this work, will ultimately add greatly to the cost 

 of acquiring the land and to the difficulty of restoring Bronx 

 Valley to its former conditions of wild beautj^ 



OBITUARY. 



The Committee reports with regret, during the past year, 

 the death of Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes, a Founder of the 

 Society; Mr. E. H. Harriman, an Associate Founder; Miss 

 Phoebe Anna Thorne, a Patron; Mrs. George Lewis, a Patron. 

 We have also lost the following Life Members : — Mrs. Henry C. 

 Potter, Mr. E. Dwight Church, Mr. Charles F. McKim and Mr. 

 Charles DeRham. 



Among the employees of the Society we have to record the 

 loss of the late Mr. Eben R. Sampson, for many years Chief 



