CONTENTS 



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Resolution of Congress to print extra copies of the Report ii 



Letter from the Secretary, suhmittiug the Annual Report of the Regents to 



Congress HI 



General subjects of the Annual Report iv 



Contents of the Report v 



List of illustrations viii 



Members ex officio of the Establishment ix 



Regents of the Smithsonian Institution x 



Journal of Proceedings of the Board of Regents xi 



Report of the Executive Committee for the year 1886-37 xvii 



Conditiou of the fund July 1, 1887 xvii 



Receipts for the year xvii 



Expenditures for the year x vii 



Repayments xviii 



Appropriation for Building repairs xix 



National Museum appropriations by Congress xix 



Appropriations for Etliuology xix 



Appropriations for Exchanges xix 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The Smithsonian Institution 1 



The Board c f Regents 1 



Hon. John J. Ingalls, ex officio a Regent from February 26, 1887 1 



Death of Rev. Dr. J. Maclean, a Regent 1 



Resolutions of regret by the Board of Regents 2 



Dr. James B. Angell elected a Regent 2 



Finances 2 



Receipts 2 



Expenditures 3 



Condition of the fund July 1, 1887 3 



Assistant Secretaries 3 



Prof. S. P. Langley, elected Assistant Secretary 3 



Mr. G. Bro wq Goode, elected Assistant Secretary 3 



Professor Langley appointed Acting Secretary 3 



Portrait of Smithson purchased from Mr. James Gunn , 3 



Buildings 4 



Smithsonian building, fire-proofing western range 4 



Importance of a replacement of the annex building 4 



Pressing n-ecessity for additional museum building 4 



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