LETTER 



FROM THE 



SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



SUBMITTING 



THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 

 INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1925 



Smithsonian Institution, 

 Washington^ December ^^, 1925. 

 To the Congress of the United States: 



In accordance with section 5593 of the Revised Statutes of the 

 United States, I have the honor, in behalf of the Board of Regents, 

 to submit to Congress the annual report of the operations, expendi- 

 tures, and condition of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 

 ending June 30, 1925. I have the honor to be. 

 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



C. D. Walcott, 



Secretary. 



