TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
No. z. April 715, 1896. 
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Act of I I ti I 
Members of the Corporation 5 
Officers and Managers, 1896 ..... 6 
Provisions for Patrons, Fellows and Annual Members q 
List of Patrons 8 
Constitution and By-Laws 8 
Report of the Secretary for 1895.00.00... ..cccccececscavescuceesenees 10 
Report of the Treasurer for 1895 18 
Agreement with Columbia University 19 
Recent Progress 20 
OvuTLine Map oF THE SITE. 
No. 2. january rz, 1897. 
Report of the Plans Commission, accepted December 12, 1896.. 
Report of the Committee on Plans, accepted December 12, 1896. 
General Plan for the Arrangement of the Museums, adopted 
June 9, 1896 
Provisional Regulations for the Office of Director-in-Chief, 
adopted June 17, 1896 
Amendment to the Act of Incorporation.................060 eevee 
List of Annual Members to December 12, 1896.............0..04. 
Address on Botanical Gardens 
The Diversion of the Bronx River from its old Channel......... 
GENERAL PLAN OF THE GROUNDS. 
No. 3. february 15, 1898. 
Report of the Committee on Plans, submitted and accepted 
January 10, 1898 
Report of the Committee on Patrons, Fellows and Annual 
Members, submitted and accepted January 10, 1898......... 
List of Annual Members, January 10, 1898... 0.0.0... .:eeceeeeeees 
Report of the Secretary and Director-in-Chief for 1896 agebcies 
Report of the Secretary and Director-in-Chief for 1897.......... 
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