REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, I909. 2/ 



On account of site for and construction of the Administration Building 

 of the Institution, and on account of real estate, buildings, and equipments of 

 departmental establishments, the following sums have been expended : 



Administration : 



Building and site (chargeable to Administration Building 



Fund) $249,981 . 15 



Furniture 4,437 ■ 63 



$254,418.78 



Publications : 



Stock on hand and outstanding accounts 126,648.92 



Department of Botanical Research (September 30, 1909) : 



Buildings, office, and library 22,880.53 



Apparatus 5,7oi . 00 



Operating appliances 6,124.58 



34,706 . 1 1 



Department of Experimental Evolution (September 30, 1909) : 



Buildings, office, and library 36,339 . 58 



Laboratory apparatus 2,586.49 



Field appliances 7,079 . 79 



■ 46,005.86 



Geophysical Laboratory (September 30, 1909) : 



Building, library, operating appliances 107,874.22 



Laboratory apparatus 55,087 . 06 



Shop 10,262 . 07 



173,223.35 



Department of Marine Biology (September 30, 1909) : 



Vessels 12,712.55 



Buildings, docks, furniture, and library 9,311 .83 



Apparatus i ,320 . 02 



23,344 40 



Department of Meridian Astrometry (June 30, 1909) : 



Buildings and operating appliances 13,507.94 



Apparatus 2,090.94 



15,598.88 



Nutrition Laboratory (September 30, 1909) : 



Building and office 106,861 . 03 



Laboratory apparatus 8,577.73 



Shop 1,592.21 



117,030.97 



Solar Observatory (August 31, 1909) : 



Buildings, grounds, road, and telephone line 103,325 . 76 



Shop 17,012.63 



Instruments 222,241 . 97 



Furniture and operative appliances 33,505.02 



Hooker telescope 27,525 . 93 



403,611.31 



Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (September 30, 1909) : 



Office 3,934-40 



Instruments 22,899.22 



Vessel and ocean equipment 111,512.11 



Land equipment 614 . 74 



138,960.47 



1,333.549 OS 



