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Expended for animals during 1912 : 



Birds . $ 7,472.28 



Mammals* 21,388.86 



Reptiles 1,388.80 



: Insects 249.67 



Total $30,499.61 



Express and other charges 1,278.58 

 Travelling and other ex- 

 penses 2,810.39 



$34,588.58 



Balance, December 31, 1912 $11,710.66 



Aquarium Privilege Fund. — The balance to the credit of 

 this account on January 1st, 1912, was $936.68. 



During the year $1,380.50 were received from the sale of 

 publications, etc., and $765.11 expended, leaving a net balance 

 on hand of $1,552.07 on December 31, 1912. 



Maintenmice of the Park. — The money supplied by the 

 City for the maintenance of the Park during 1912, viz. — 

 $182,365 — has caused the officers of the Society much concern 

 during the year. This matter becomes more and more serious 

 each year with the increasing cost of supplies. During the 

 summer there was a deficit of $1,000, but by unceasing economy 

 and strenuous efforts this deficit has been marked off, and the 

 year 1912 will close without an appeal to the City authorities 

 for additional maintenance to meet our bills. 



Maintenance has been provided for the year 1913 in the 

 amount of $191,925 — an increase of $9,560 over the year 1912, 

 which is very satisfactory. The increased cost of supplies, 

 however, will make it necessary to conduct the affairs of the 

 Park on the usual economic basis. 



The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History each receive from the City the sum 

 of $200,000 for annual maintenance, and it is hoped that in 

 the immediate future this amount may be appropriated by the 

 City for the maintenance of the Park. Your committee con- 

 sider that the Society is entitled to this full amount because in 

 addition to the feeding, guarding and sheltering of its huge 

 collections, it has the care and development of 200 and more 

 acres of Park land. 



