TENTH ANNUAL REPOET 



OF THE 



BO A ED OE EEGENTS 



OF THE 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 



THU OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION UP TO JANUARY 

 1, 1856, AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD UP TO MAKCH 22, 1856. 



To the Senate and House of Bepresentatives: 



In obedience to the act of Congress of August 10, 1846, establishing 

 tlie Smithsonian Institution, the undersigned, in behalf of the Eegents, 

 submit to Congress, as a Report of the operations, expenditures, and 

 condition of the Institution, the following documents: 



1. The Annual Report of the Secretary, giving an account of the 

 operations of the Institution during the year 1855. 



2. Report of the Executive Committee, giving a general statement 

 of the proceeds and disposition of the Smithsonian fund, and also an 

 account of the expenditures for the year 1855. 



3. Report of the Building Committee for 1855. 



4. Proceedings of the Board of Regents up to March 22, 1856. 



5. Appendix. 



Respectfully submitted: 



R. B. TANEY, Chancellor. 

 JOSEPH HENRY, Secretary. 



