APPENDIX 6 

 REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report on the opera- 

 tions of the National Zoological Park for the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1923 : 



Since the expenses of the National Zoological Park, like those 

 of some other activities of the Federal Government, are borne in 

 part by the District of Columbia, the Bureau of the Budget has, 

 with the initiation of the budget law and for purposes of accounting, 

 included the estimates of the park within the District bill. The 

 act making appropriations for the Government of the District 

 of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 

 against the revenue of such District, approved June 29, 1922, con- 

 tained an item of $125,000 for the regular maintenance of the park. 

 As an addition to the continuing appropriations available from 

 former years for the purchase of land near the Adams Mill Road 

 entrance, there was appropriated by Congress in the second defi- 

 ciency bill approved January 22, 1923, the sum of $3,096.34 to 

 complete the sum of $8,000 necessary for the termination of this 

 purchase. The bill providing for printing and binding, Smithsonian 

 Institution, contained an allotment of $300 for the National Zoologi- 

 cal Park. This was an increase of $100 over former allotments, 

 which had, during recent years, been insufficient for the needs of the 

 park. 



Considerable progress has been made during the year in the work 

 of preparing for use the area between the great flight cage and the 

 main road in the western part of the park. This work was begun 

 seven years ago but was discontinued during the war. Other minor 

 repairs and improvements have been made, and much effort has been 

 expended in beautifying the grounds, particularly in the parts of 

 the park most used by the public. The value of the collection is 

 greater than ever before ; more species of animals are on exhibition 

 and the actual number of specimens of all kinds is greater than in 

 any previous year. Attendance records, for the fourth successive 

 year, have exceeded 2,000,000 visitors. 



ACCESSIONS 



Gifts. — The number of animals presented by friends of the park 

 shows continued and gratifying increase from year to year. During 

 the past year 266 specimens were thus added to the collection. Many 



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