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tation of his apparatus to the institution ; which was ordered to be 

 placed upon the journal. 



Mr. Bache presented letters from J. Guillemard, Esq., of Wood- 

 ford, England, and from Professor Faraday, of London, concerning 

 James Smithson ; which were ordered to be preserved in the arch- 

 ives of the institution. 



Mr. Seaton, from the Building Committee, read a letter fron Mr. 

 Owen, late a Regent and chairman of the Building Committee, rela- 

 tive to the publication of the work entitled " Hints on Public Archi- 

 tecture." 



"Whereupon, on motion, it was — 



Resolved, That the Building Committee be authorized, provided the same be re- 

 quired by the publishers, to transfer, out of appropriations originally made for 

 experiments on building materials, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to the 

 appropriations heretofore made, for the publication of *a volume on public architect- 

 ure. 



On motion of Mr. Seaton, the following appropriations, recom- 

 mended by the Executive Committee for the service of the ensuing 

 year, were taken up, considered, and adopted, viz : 



For publication of "Contributions to Knowledge" $3,000 00 



Scientific researches and computations 700 00 



Meteorological instruments and researches 1,000 00 



Public lectures, &c 500 00 



Publication of scientific reports : 500 00 



Preparation of the general catalogue of American libraries 1,000 00 



Purchase of bibliographical works and books of general reference 2,000 00 



Binding, blank books, stamps, certificates, &c 250 00 



Purchase of books needed by authors of reports, &c 400 00 



General expenses, including salaries of officers, expenses of the meet- 

 ings of the Board, and of committees, clerk hire, postage, &c 8,000 00 



$17,350 00 



On motion, it was — 



Resolved, That the Chancellor and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution be 

 authorized to exchange the Treasury notes, belonging to the institution, for United 

 States stock ; that the certificates for the said stock be taken in the name of the Chan- 

 cellor and Secretary, and that the stock and its proceeds beat the disposal of the same, 

 under the regulations heretofore existing as to the Treasury notes for the purposes of 

 the institution, in accordance with the several appropriations of the Board. 



On motion of Mr. Seaton, it was — 



Resolved, That the Secretary be authorized to appoint some suitable person, at a 

 salary not to exceed four hundred dollars per annum, to act as book-keeper and ac- 

 countant of the institution and to perform such other duties as are specified in the 

 report of the Executive Committee. 



The Secretary exhibited a copy of the last edition of Dr. Hare's 

 Chemistry, presented to the institution by the author, containing 

 illustrations of his apparatus, now the property of the institution, 

 and mentioned that among the articles presented by Dr. Hare, were 

 the blocks from which these illustrations were printed. 



Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Bache, it was — 



