12 Digector’s REPORT OF THE 
sufficient in number at least to accommodate the heads of depart- 
ments and certain minor officials whose presence near the Station 
at all times is very essential. 
MAINTENANCE FUND. 
The various funds that were appropriated by the Legislature of 
1904 for the maintenance of the Station during the fiscal year 
beginning October 1, 1904, were as follows: 
SS AIIGS Ler Ge AS. ts Sea EAM ree chine a tat ate Roe $22,000 
WA DORE. (rates Matis gc aisle & eS eta See ea aL eee 13,000 
Expenses of various departments of research......... 16,000 
General expense, heat, light, water, apparatus, 
BED AAPS e OUCH a: o:)® wic aieisic Gate And ae eae EE 4,000 
Expenses of horticultural investigation............. 8,000 
CP LMIZeY: IS PECE OM” sco ion) 4b )ancy trans aed gnas eit calle bo pie nage 10,000 
Feeding Stull, Inspection... «s.40f:20) depose ae seer 3,500 
By action of your Board, the Legislature is asked to appro- 
priate similar sums for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1905, 
with the exception that the amount! for salaries is recommended 
to be $23,000, and the amount for the expenses of the various 
departments only $15,000, the total sum asked for remaining 
unchanged. 
THE MAILING LIST. 
During the past year the mailing list has been revised by 
removing all names of those deceased and those who have changed 
their place of residence without notice to the Station, so that 
they were not receiving the bulletins. Although the addition of 
new names to the list has been no less than during former years, 
there has been an apparent decrease in the number of persons to 
whom our publications have been sent in New York. 
The number of names now on our records is as follows: 
BuLueTin Lists, JANUARY 1, 1905. 
Popular Bulletins. 
Residents. of (New, YOrk::),.\<,- sls dse omen espe et ie ene 33,641 
Residents of others states.2(c4. 4 had aw Arotnteie peel 2,122 
NGWAPBDERS! §)4 sieaihs ceed Tov ee tlt es Spe eee woe 772 
