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The Royal Society will also gladly receive and forward to their ultimate destination (where 

 such assistance may be useful) packages containing publications of a similar description, 

 designed for institutions and individuals on tlie continent of Europe ; such packages being 

 directed to the Koyal Society, and stated on tlie outside of the case or package to he from 

 t/ie Smithsouiini Institution. The customs' duties will, in such cases, be either altogether 

 remitted or returned on re-exportation. 



If it be a convenience to tlie cultivators of science in the United States, that publications 

 presented to them by institutions or individuals on the continent of Europe, or elsewhere, 

 .should be addressed to tlie Royal Society as a channel of communication, the same facilities 

 will be given by tlie Board of Customs, and the Royal Society will, with jileasure, make the 

 required arrangements. It will be necessary, in such cases, that packages arriving from the 

 continent of Europe or elsewhere should lie marked on tlie outside, '■'for the Umithsonian 

 Institution,-' and the foreign secretary of tlie Royal Society should be apprised of their 

 being sent. Expenses of freight would of course lie defrayed by the agent of the Smithso- 

 nian Institution. 



I remain, rnv dear sir, witli great respect and regard, verv sincerely vours, 



■ EDWARD SABINE, 

 Vice President and Treasurer of the Royal Society, 



The Executive Coinmlltee presented the following report and resolutions: 



The Execntivo Committee, to whom was referred the subject of inquiring info the expe- 

 diency of i-rovidirg buildings for the officers of the Institution, report: 



Tliat after due retiection tliey have come to the conclusion that it v.'ould conduce very 

 luueli to tlie interests of tlie Institution if tiie ofiicers were provided with houses on the 

 Smirlisoniau grounds, so tliat tliey miglit be present on all occasions, and be as much as 

 possible at all times identified with the operations of the Institution; yet at present while the 

 main edifice is unfinislied, they do not consider it advisable to incur the expense of addi- 

 tional buildings, and would tlierefore recommend that in lieu of the rent of a house, five 

 hundred dollars be added to the salaries of Professors .lewett and Baird, to be paid from the 

 beginning (;f the jiresent year. 



The coiuuiittee has learned with regret that by the construction given by the secretary to 

 the resolution of the Board of Regents of December 4, 1S4G, an allowance less than was 

 intended by that resulntion has been received by him for house-rent, and offer a resolution 

 to meet the case. 



A. D. BACHE, J 



-I. A. PEARCE, \ Executive Committee, 



.1. CI. TOTTEN. \ 



The following resolutions; were accordingly, on motion, adopted : 



Eeso/ved, That in tht! opinion of the Board of Regents, the resolution of December 4, 1846, 

 was intended to make an allowance to the secretary of five liundred dollars per annum, in 

 lieu of a residenc(^ 



P\.esolved, That in lieu of the rent of a house there be added to the salaries of Professors 

 .Tcwett and Baird, each, five hundred dollars jier annum, from the beginning of the present 

 year. 



The secretitry stated that he wished to be on the safe side, and that he 

 had no intent ion at present of claiming anything on account of previous 

 house-rent. 



The Board then adjourned to Saturday, 2"2d instant. 



Washington, Saturday, March 22, 1852. 



The Board met this day, at 11 o'clock a. m. Present — Messrs. Baclie, 

 Fitch, Lenox, Meacham, Pearce, Totten, of the Board ; and Mr. Seaton, 

 treasurer. 



In the absence of the chancellor, on motion, Mr. Pearce took the chair. 



Mr. Lenox, from the Building Committee, intbrmed the Board that the 

 Avork on the building by the present contractor was not quite completed, 

 but might be expected to be so in about ten days. He also remarked upon 



