. r >() REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1802. 



Department of Agriculture, Washington. Skins and skulls of Gapromys 

 to Dr. J. A. Allen, New York City. Skeletons of Fruit Bats to Dr. 

 Harrison Allen. Philadelphia, Pa. A scries of California Hemiptera- 

 keteroptera to Prof. A. L. Montandon, Bucharest, Roumania. A fossil 

 plant, Zamiostrobus miraMUs, to Prof. 11. Graf zu Solms-Laubach, 

 University of Strasburg, Germany. Material h;is also been furnished 

 to the Bering Sea Commission, in connection with its investigations 

 concerning the fur-seal. 



During the session of the International Congress, in August, many 

 of the leading paleontologists and geologists of Europe examined the 

 collections of the Museum. Dr. O. P. Hay, of Irvington, Ind., spent 

 some time studying the Indiana reptiles and batrachians.' Prof. R. L. 

 Packard availed himself of the opportunities offered for study in the 

 department of geology during a portion of the year, and has rendered 

 valuable service in determinative and analytical work. Dr. G. Baur, 

 of Clark University, Worcester, Mass.. has examined the collection of 

 Chelonians. 



FINANCE, PROPERTY, SUPPLIES. AND ACCOUNTS. 



The statements relating to these branches of the administrative work 

 have been prepared by Mr. W. Y. Cox, chief clerk. 



The appropriations made by Congress in behalf of the U. S. National 

 Museum for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1802, are as follows: 



For continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the col- 

 lections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Govern- 

 ment, and from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all 

 necessary employes, $115,000. 



For eases, furniture, fixtures, and appliances required for the exhibi- 

 tion and safe keeping of the collections of the ^National Museum, in- 

 cluding salaries or compensation of all necessary employes, $25,000. 



For the expense of heating, lighting, electrical, telegraphic, and tel- 

 ephonic service for the National Museum, $12,000. 



For removing the old boilers under the Museum hall in the Smith- 

 sonian building, and replacing them with new ones, and for necessary 

 alterations and connections of steam-heating apparatus, and for cover- 

 ing pipes with fire-proof material, $3,000. 



For removing decayed wooden floors in the Museum building, substi- 

 tuting granolithic or artificial stone therefor, and for slate for covering 

 trenches containing heating and electrical apparatus, including all 

 necessary material and labor, to be immediately available, $5,000. 



For the Smithsonian Institution, for printing labels and blanks, and 

 for the bulletins and annual volumes of the proceedings of the National 

 .Museum, $15,000. 



For postage stamps and foreign postal cards for the National Mu- 

 seum. $500. 



