APPENDIX 1 

 REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report on the con- 

 dition and operations of the United States National Museum for 

 the fiscal j'^ear ended June 30, 1931 : 



The total appropriations for the maintenance of the National 

 Museum for this period amounted to $830,394, an increase of $67,880 

 over the appropriations for tlie 3^ear 1930. Of this amount $12,909, 

 together with a small additional sum secured by readjustment in 

 our salary rolls, provided salaries for four additional employees, 

 namely, an executive officer to be associate director of the United 

 States National Museum, a clerk in the librarj^, and two guards. 

 The new positions provided mark a further advance in the building 

 up of our staff, far too few in number at present for the needs of the 

 Museum. 



The second deficiency act for the fiscal year 1931 included $3,596 

 to cover increases in salaries occasioned by the Brookhart bill, which 

 made adjustment in annual pay in certain minor grades. Congress 

 further provided $11,875 for salary step-ups in connection with effi- 

 ciency ratings, and $2,420 was received to cover reallocations made 

 by the Personnel Classification Board. 



The sum of $1,000 was added for the purchase of additional books 

 for the Museum library, making $3,000 available annually for that 

 purpose. There was further allotted an increase of $1,000 for print- 

 ing and binding for the National Museum. 



As noted in the report for last year, the second deficiency act for 

 the fiscal year 1930 provided $3,500 toward the remodeling of the 

 women's comfort room in the Arts and Industries Building, the 

 expenditure of which came within the operations of the present fiscal 

 year. Other additions under the heading of building repairs included 

 $25,000 for the construction of overhead galleries for the study collec- 

 tion of mammals and $7,000 for fire-protective measures in the 

 aircraft building. 



In the appropriation for heating and lighting there was provided 

 an additional $2,000 for the purchase of an electrically driven fire 

 pump for fire protection in the Natural History Building. 



The second deficiency bill for 1931 carried provision for $1,620 for 

 an additional clerk and $10,000 for the preparation of preliminary 

 plans for additions to the Natural History Building. These expendi^ 

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