CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Resolution of Congress to print extra copies of the Report ii 



Letter from the Secretary, submittiuf; the Annual Report of the Regents to 



Congress m 



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 ok the Prockedings of the Bo.vrd of Regknts xi 



Stated meeting, January 8, 1890 xi 



Report of the Executive Commi tee for the year ending June 30, 1890... xvii 



Condition ofthe fund July 1, 1890 xvii 



Receipts for the year xvii 



Expenditures for the year xviii 



Sales and repayments xviii 



Appropriations for international exchanges xix 



Details of expenditures of same xix 



Appropriations for North American Ethnology xx 



Details of expenditures of same xx 



Appropriations for the National Museum xxi 



Details of expenditures of same xxii 



Appropriation for the National Zoological Park xxxi 



Details of expenditures of same - xxxi 



General summary xxxi 



Income available for ensuing year xxxiii 



Acts and resolutions of Congress relative to the Smithsonian Institutiou, 

 National Museum, etc., for IS90 xxxv 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The Smithsonian Institution ♦-- 1 



The " Establishment" 1 



The Board of Regents 2 



Finances 2 



Buildiugs 4 



Research '■ 10 



Explorations l-^ 



Publications 14 



Exchanges 1*5 



Library 19 



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