134 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. 



INHERITANCE TAX — FREER ESTATE. 



The secretary reminded the board that he had spoken at the 

 annual meeting of the inheritance tax of over $400,000 which the 

 State of Michigan Avas about to exact from the Freer estate and 

 of the efforts that had been made to have this canceled, but thus far 

 without success. 



NEEDS OF INSTITUTION. 



The secretary brought to the board's attention the needs of the 

 institution in the way of endowments to permit the carrying on of 

 large projects in scientific research. He stated that the fund was 

 small and inadequate, and among the methods adopted to bring these 

 needs before public-spirited persons a small pamphlet has been pre- 

 pared, which he brought to the board's consideration in the hope that 

 should opportunities arise they would direct the attention of pros- 

 pective donors to the usefulness of the institution. 





