ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF

THE SMITHSONIAN

INSTITUTION

SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES

AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION

FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30

MAR 9 1912

CAMBRIDGE, MASS

From the Quarterly Journal of Economics.

LETTER

FROM THE

SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,

SUBMITTING

THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1910.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
Washington, May 29, 1911.

To the Congress of the United States:

In accordance with section 5593 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, I have the honor, in behalf of the Board of Regents, to submit to Congress the annual report of the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Smithsonian Institution for the year ending June 30, 1910. I have the honor to be,

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES D. WALCOTT, Secretary.

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CONTENTS.

Letter from the secretary submitting the Annual Report of the Regents to
Congress.

Contents of the report...

List of plates.....

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.

The Smithsonian Institution.....

The Establishment....

The Board of Regents..

General considerations...

Importance of a National Seismological Laboratory

Finances....

Explorations and researches—

Smithsonian African Expedition.......

Studies in Cambrian geology and paleontology.

Geological investigations in the Far East and in Newfoundland..

Study of American mammals........

Biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone........

Antiquity of man in South America........

Researches under Hodgkins fund..

Smithsonian table at Naples Zoological Station..

Publications.....

Advisory committee on printing and publication.

The library.......

The Langley medal.

The Langley memorial tablet...

Commission on Zoological Nomenclature...

International congresses and celebrations.

Miscellaneous....

National Museum...

National Gallery of Art..

Bureau of American Ethnology.

International Exchanges..

National Zoological Park...

Astrophysical Observatory..

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature....

Appendix I. Report on the United States National Museum.".

II. Report on the Bureau of American Ethnology.

III. Report on the International Exchanges..

IV. Report on the National Zoological Park.

V. Report on the Astrophysical Observatory.

VI. Report on the Library............

VII. Report on the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature.

VIII. Report on the Publications....