AMUAL REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR 1875. 



This document contains : 



1. The annual report of the Secretary, giving an account of the opera- 

 tions and condition of the establishment for the year 1875, with the sta- 

 tistics of collections, exchanges, &c. 



2. The report of the executive committee, exhibiting the financial 

 affairs of the Institution, including a statement of the Smithson fund, 

 the receipts and expenditures for the year 1875, and the estimates for 

 187G. 



3. The proceedings of the Board of Regents for the session of Jan- 

 uary, 187G. 



4. A general appendix, consisting principally of translations from for- 

 eign journals or works not generally accessible, but of interest to the 

 collaborators and correspondents of the Institution, teachers, and others 

 interested in the promotion of knowledge. 



