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for the maintenance of the Park for 1906, $144,965, has been 

 barely sufficient to maintain the Park during the year. The needs 

 of the Park during 1907, owing to the completion of the Small 

 Deer House, and the opening of the new Entrance Pavilion, and 

 to the general increase in the Collections, will tax the resources 

 of the Society heavily, as the City has seen fit to decrease the 

 amount appropriated by $3,406.25, leaving as maintenance for 

 1907 only $141,558.75. Your Committee is not informed of the 

 reason of this decrease, but assumes it was due to a lack of ade- 

 c^uate knowledge of the needs of this Society. 



Maintenance of the Aquarium. — The amount appropriated for 

 the maintenance of the Aquarium for 1906 was $45,000, which 

 has proved sufficient with close economy to maintain that institu- 

 tion during the year. The same amount has been provided for 

 1907. 



Aquarium Improi-cmcnt Fund. — During the year the Aquarium 

 Improvement Fund was drawn on to the extent of $8,622.89, and 

 it now appears probable that we can complete the necessary altera- 

 tions to the Aquarium and have a small balance on hand. 



In the Treasurer's report, detailed statements of the different 

 accounts are set forth at length. 



IMPORTANT GIFTS TO THE PARK, 



The most important gifts during the year have been : One hip- 

 popotamus, presented by Mr. Samuel Thorne ; an African rhinoc- 

 eros, presented by Mr. Frederick G. Bourne ; five sea-lions, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff ; one pair of black bears, presented 

 by Mr. Emerson McMillin ; one pair of black bears, presented 

 by Mr. E. H. Harriman ; one pair of black bears, presented by 

 Dr. A. B. Duel ; one pair of jaguar cubs, presented by Mrs. 

 Arthur Curtiss James ; two manatee and two Florida crocodiles, 

 presented by ]\Ir. A. W. Dimock ; five buft'alo and five elk, pre- 

 sented by Mr. T. D. M. Cardeza. A number of smaller gifts have 

 also been received during the year, a full list of which will be 

 found on page 113 of this report. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



During the year the x\nnual Report and four quarterly Bulle- 

 tins have been published and sent to all the members of this 

 Society, together with an edition of the Guide Book. An entire 

 new Guide Book, brought fully down to date, is now being pre- 



