ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR 1872. 



Tbis document coutaius: 1. The programme of organization of the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 2. The annual report of the Secretary, giving 

 an account of the operations and condition of the establishment for the 

 year 1872, with the statistics of collections, exchanges, meteorology, &c. 



3. The report of the executive committee, exhibiting the financial affairs 

 of the Institution, including a statement of the Smithson fund, the re- 

 ceipts and expenditures for the year 1872, and the estimates for 1873. 



4. The proceedings of the Board of Eegents. 5. A general appendix, 

 consisting principally of reports of lectures, translations from foreign 

 journals of articles not generally accessible, but of interest to meteor- 

 ologists, correspondents of the Institution, teachers, and others inter- 

 ested in the promotion of knowledge. 



