ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR 



THE YEAR 1882. 



SUBJECTS. 



1. Proceedings of tlie Board of Eegeuts for tbo session orf" January, 

 1883. 



2. Report of the Executive Committee, exhibiting the financial affairs 

 of the Institution, including a statement of the Smithson fund, the re- 

 ceipts and expenditures for the year 1882, and the estimates for 1883. 



3. Annual report of the Secretary, giving an account of the oijerations 

 and condition of the Institution for the year 1882, with the statistics of 

 collections, exchanges, &c. 



4. General ai^pesndix, comprising a record of recent progress in the 

 principal departments of science, and special memoirs, original and 

 selected, of interest to collaborators and correspondents of the institu- 

 tion, teachers, and others engaged in the promotion of knowledge. 



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