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Zoologica. — Volume III of this publication was devoted to 

 the work of the Tropical Research Station, in which were in- 

 cluded thirteen papers contributed by Henry Fairfield Osborn, 

 William Beebe, William M. Wheeler, E. A. Schwarz, H. S. Barber, 

 Adam Giede Boving, E. P. Felt, C. T. Brues, Herbert Osborn, 

 J. W. Folsom, Adolph H. Schultz and H. E. Anthony, a total of 

 286 pages, illustrated with 36 plates and other figures. To Vol- 

 ume H were added Nos. 12 and 13 by C. M. Breder, Jr., of the 

 Aquarium and the late W. W. Welsh of the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture ; 28 pages and 18 figures. 



Membership. — The card index files of the list of the mem- 

 bership of the Society have been transferred from the office of 

 the Secretary, to this office, together with the mailing equipment. 



Mailing. — The mailing of all publications and various other 

 business notices of the Society is now carried out by this de- 

 partment. Since the installation of the addressing equipment 

 in June, over 14,000 pieces of mail have been handled. 



In addition to the mailing equipment, a machine for making 

 address plates has been purchased. In future all such details 

 will be done in this department. 



Following is a statement of the photographic work in 1921 : 



Negatives for Park and Aquarium 543 



Prints for Publication 553 



Prints for Miscellaneous purposes 1,071 



Prints for Album 520 



Enlargements 48 



Lantern Slides 25 



Total 2,760 



CONCLUSION. 



The year 1921 closed inauspiciously and filled with anxieties 

 for the future financing of the Zoological Park's expenditures. 

 Through circumstances beyond our control we were not able to 

 enjoy during 1921 the full benefit of our budget allowance for 

 salaries, and a considerable amount of service was lost. Through 

 these conditions a fund of about $2,500, representing unex- 

 pended salary appropriations, accumulated to our credit at the 

 end of the year. In addition to this, through the practice of 



