TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 89 



Fortunately, we were able to make some unexpected sav- 

 ings so that the sum to be contributed by the Zoological Society 

 at the close of the year was reduced to $17,572.07; which amount 

 was raised by a special subscription. 



Funds and Accounts. — There were no very important 

 changes in Funds and Accounts. Late in the year 1918 a new 

 fund was opened, known as Special Maintenance Fund, the 

 receipts of which were for the purpose of covering the mainte- 

 nance shortage in 1919. Subscriptions amounting to a total 

 of $5,700 were received before the first of the year, as detailed 

 in the Treasurer's Report for 1918. Subscriptions to this fund 

 in 1919, as detailed in the Treasurer's Report published else- 

 where in this volume, brought the total to $16,450, which amount 

 was transferred to the City Fund on December 31, to be applied 

 to the purposes for which it was contributed, thus closing the 

 Fund with the year. 



The Pheasant Aviary Fund, opened in 1917 for the erec- 

 tion of an outdoor cage for pheasants which had been donated 

 by Colonel Kuser, was closed by the transfer of the unex- 

 pended balance to the Income Account, the work having been 

 completed. 



The usual audit of our accounts has been completed and 

 the certificate of the auditors appears following the Treasurer's 

 Statements. 



Privileges. — Notwithstanding the fact that prices of all 

 commodities entering into the operation of all branches of the 

 Privileges reached levels even higher than were attained before 

 the close of the war, the net results in profits in 1919 were above 

 those of any previous year. Our attendance rose to, and finally 

 passed, our best pre-war figures. The unusual number of out- 

 of-town visitors in New York, due to demobilization, undoubt- 

 edly added materially to our attendance figures, and caused an 

 added demand for guide books, post cards and all our publi- 

 cations in the nature of souvenirs, and at the same time they 

 increased the receipts proportionately in all branches of the 

 refreshment service. 



Rocking Stone Restaurant. — The total receipts at the restau- 

 rant were very considerably increased over last year. In fact, 

 they were greater than in any year of its operation. However, 



