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ADMINISTUATION. 



The geiKTul .supervision of tin- Itusiiicss oi" the scvenil (IcpeiKlcncios 

 phieed by Cono-ress under the direction of the Institution lias year })y 

 year required the increased ptu-sonal attention of tiie Secretary, 

 althouii'h as far as seems practical)ie tiie carrying out of dt^ails has 

 been left to those in innnediate charg-e of the work of the bureaus. 

 The cost of the clerical labor in\-olved in this o-eiuu'al supervision by 

 the Secretary's office is in part met l)y allotments from the various 

 Government ai)propriations. although the limited income of tlie Insti- 

 tution is still drawn upon for many matters which should i)roperly be 

 provided for by Cong'ress. 



The Board has authorized the Secn>tary to lay these matters before 

 Congress, but the needs of other parts of the Institution's service 

 have seemed so pressing that he has as yet deferred doing ,so in favor 

 of such other demands. 



P,UILI)1N(4S. 



Some much-needed I'epairs to the main roof of the Snnthsonian 

 building were in progress at the close of the tiscal year. In this 

 connection it seems important to call attention to the n(»cessity of 

 a reconstruction of the ceiling and other renovations of the large 

 Anthropological Hall, whose noble dimensions descry*' a worthier 

 treatment, and of improving the access to it. 



Iiupi-o\emeiits were made in the Smithsonian basement in the 

 Cjuarters occu})ied by the Exchange Office and a hydi'aulic elevator 

 was constructed for the handling of hea^'v packages. 



In the ])aragra})hs dexoted to the Museum and to the Zoological 

 Park mention is made of building inn)rovenieids during the year. 



FIXAN(!KS. 



At the beginning of the Hscal year, .luly 1, li»()l, the uncxpendi^d 

 balance, as stated iu my last re})oi't. was 'i^s:},!)^;-).::^*;. Dui'ing the 

 year the total recei[)ts l)y the Institution \vei'(> ^t;(»,Sl l.on. Of this 

 sum ^.^t'l.-foo was d(U'i\-ed from iidei'est, while the remaining i^Ki. 411 .<>'.♦ 

 was receiviHl from miscellaneous sources. 



The disl)ursem(Mits during the year aniouuted to $<)',>,«5.->;>.44, the 

 details of \vhi<-h ar(\iii\('n in the report of the executive conuuittee. 

 The balance remaiiung to the credit of the Secretar^Mju June oO, 11M»2, 

 for the expenses of the Institution was ^81,120.01. A c(^nsiderable 

 part of this balance is held against the accunudated interest on the 

 Hodgkins and other funds and against certain contingent obligations 

 which may be expected tomatur(> as a result of various scientitic invea- 

 tigations and publications in progress. 



