THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



To the Trustees and Me?nbers of the America?! Museum of Natural 

 History : 



The President submits herewith a report of the affairs of 

 the Museum for the year 1904. 



Finances. — In conformity with the recommendations of 

 the Board of Trustees, the financial transactions of the 

 Museum are divided into three separate accounts, and the de- 

 tails of the receipts, expenditures and investments for the 

 year just closed, as embodied in the Treasurer's Report, will 

 be found on pages 43 to 49 inclusive. These accounts and 

 all books and vouchers have been duly examined and certified 

 to by the Audit Company of New York. A few statements 

 may help in making the details of this report clear. 



Permanent Endowment. — Attention is directed to the Treas- 

 urer's Report of the Endowment and Investment Account, 

 wherein are detailed the gifts made for the Permanent Endow- 

 ment Fund. This fund now amounts to $1,013,000, an increase 

 of $573,000 since the last Report. The John B. Trevor Fund 

 has been increased to $15,000, through the gift of $5,000 by 

 Mrs. J. B. Trevor. Miss Matilda W. Bruce gave $10,000 in 

 bonds, the interest of which is to be used for the purchase of 

 desirable specimens of minerals. 



Special Funds. — The Andrew J. Stone Expedition Fund 

 and the Eastern Asiatic Research Fund have been closed. 

 The work begun under the latter is continued through con- 

 tributions by the members of the East Asiatic Committee. 

 Attention is called to the reports (page 43) of the receipts 

 and disbursements of the funds, for which the Assistant 

 Treasurer acts as treasurer. 



City Maintenance Account. — The amount received from the 

 City for the maintenance of the Museum, $160,000, was 



