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been exhausted and any further installations must await the 

 acquisition of more building space. 



To the Antelope Fund and for Conservation of Wild 

 Animal Life there have been contributed during the year 

 $461.48. This amount has enabled the Academy's Com- 

 mittee to continue its effective work in conservation. 



The Academy has been fortunate in acquiring a collection 

 of reptiles and batrachians of the Philippine Islands made 

 by Edward H. Taylor. The acquisition of this collection 

 was made possible by the generosity of two Academy mem- 

 bers, Mr. W. H. Crocker, who contributed $4500 and Mr. 

 Herbert Fleishhacker who contributed $500 toward the 

 cost price of $5000. 



A balance due on the purchase of the Prager Herbarium, 

 the acquisition of which was noted a year ago, in the amount 

 of $146.53 was contributed by Mr. Wm. F. Herrin and 

 Mr. Wm. H. Crocker. 



The Academy received, too, from Mr. Wm. F. Herrin 

 $100 to be applied on the purchase of containers for the 

 Taylor collection of reptiles, and since the close of the 

 year further donations for this purpose have been received 

 as follows : 



From C. O. G. Miller $100.00 



From Selah Chamberlain 100.00 



From Louis F. Monteagle 50.00 



From George Uhl 20.00 



The current receipts of the Academy were made up of 

 rent in the sum of $72,669; dues, $3455; post card sales, 

 $1274; interest, $1461; and a small amount from sales of 

 publications and the like. The total receipts for the year 

 aggregated about $79,500 apart, of course, from the funds 

 handled in trust for the Steinhart Aquarium. The Academy 

 has had need for all its income. If it had had more it would 

 have increased the publication of scientific papers. It has, 

 however, been found possible to apply another $10,000 on 

 the mortgage on the Commercial Building, thus reducing 

 the same to $270,000. The outgo for interest has been 

 $16,453. 



