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On account of site for and construction of the Administration 



Investments in Building of the Institution, and on account of real 



Property. estate, buildings, and equipments of departmental 



establishments, the following sums have been expended since the 



foimdation of the Institution: 



D. — Real estate and equipment, original cost. 



Administration : 



Building, site, and equipment $340,315.69 



Laboratory for Plant Physiology (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Buildings and grounds $54,705.41 



Laboratory and library 28,362.65 



Operating appliances 11, 863 . 28 



94,931.34 



Ecological Research (Den. 31, 1921): 



Building, Laboratory 4 , 547 . 00 



Library, operating 2,069.88 



6,616.88 



Department of Embryology (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Library 1,203.15 



Laboratory 7,351.13 



Administration 3 , 846 . 93 



12,401.21 



Department of Genetics (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Buildings, grounds, field 265 , 153 . 15 



Operating 19,629. 13 



Laboratory apparatus 11, 950 . 12 



Library 22,290.71 



Archives 45 ,488 . 90 



364,512.01 



Geophysical Laboratory (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Building, library, operating appliances 189 , 782 . 61 



Laboratory apparatus 92 , 446 . 29 



Shop equipment 1 1 , 197 . 73 



293,426.63 



Department of Historical Research (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Office 3,138.92 



Library 4,537. 13 



7,676.05 



Department of Marine Biology (Sept. 30, 1922) : 



Vessels 30,930.43 



Buildings, docks, furniture, and library 12 , 130 . 86 



Apparatus and instruments 9 , 322 . 55 



52,383.84 



Department of Meridian Astrometry (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Apparatus and instruments 3 , 257 . 34 



Operating 3,560.60 



6,817.94 



Nutrition Laboratory (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Building, office, and shop 124,083.83 



Laboratory apparatus 26 , 972 . 28 



151,056.11 



Mount Wilson Observatory (Aug. 31, 1923): 



Buildings, grounds, road, and telephone line 197 , 207 . 27 



Shop equipment 39 , 354 . 53 



Instruments 497,870.66 



Furnituro and operating appliances 162 , 432 . 71 



Hooker 100-inch reflector 597,448.87 



1,494,314.04 



Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (Sept. 30, 1923) : 



Building, site, and office 205,643.66 



Vessel and survey equipment 173 , 248 . 26 



Instruments, laboratory, and shop equipment 109,247.30 



488,139.22 



3,312,590.96 



