ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR 1878. 



This document contains : 



1. The annual report of the Secretary, giving an account of the opera- 

 tions and condition of the establishment for the year 1878, with the sta- 

 tistics of collections, exchanges, &c. 



2. The report of the Executive Committee, exhibiting the financial 

 afiairs of the Institution, including a statement of the Smithson fund, 

 the receipts and expenditures for the year 1878, and the estimates for 

 1879. 



3. The proceedings of the Board of Eegents for the sessions of May, 

 1878, and January, 1879. 



4. A general appendix, including translations from foreign journals 

 or works not generally accessible, but of interest to the collaborators 

 and correspondents of the Institution, teachers, and others interested in 

 the promotion of knowledge. 



