TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 47 



$81.00 were derived from the sale of our book "Vanishing Wild 

 Life." 



The balance on hand December 31, 1918, was $930.07. 



PUBLICATION FUND. 



The balance on hand on December 31, 1918, was $1,597.53. 

 Because of financial reasons no publications were issued during 

 the year. 



The privilege funds of the Aquarium, derived from the sales 

 of various publications, have accumulated until they now are suf- 

 ficient to finance the issue of a new catalogue of the Aquarium. 

 This work, which has for some time engaged the attention of 

 the Director of the Aquarium, will be profusely illustrated and 

 form a very complete guide book. 



LIBRARY FUND. 



The Library Fund is supported by transfers from the gen- 

 eral Income Account of the Society. No transfers were made 

 during the year. The balance on hand December 31, 1918, was 

 $209.48. 



It is intended ultimately to arrange to have the Library 

 make a special eff'ort to assemble conservation literature so that 

 it will become a complete reference library on the subject. 



CARNEGIE PENSION FUND. 



The fund of $100,000 received from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, 

 produced $4,335 during the year. In order to make up the 

 amount guaranteed, the Society was obliged to contribute from 

 its general Income Account the sum of $3,665. 



A sum of not less than $150,000 is required to make the 

 Pension Fund absolutely secure and to relieve the Society of 

 the constant drain on its Income Account but, above all, to pro- 

 vide for a relief fund for widows of employees for whom no 

 provision is now made. 



