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ing on the third Wednesday in January of each year, the Board met this 

 day in the Eegents' room. 



No quorum being present, the Board adjourned to meet on Thursday, 

 January 26. 



Washington, January 2G, 1871. 



A meeting of the Board of Eegents was held at 7 p. m. in the Regents' 

 room. Present: Hon. H. Hamlin, Hon. L. P. Poland, Hon. J. A. Gar- 

 field, Hon. M. G. Emery, Hon. P. Parker, Eev. Dr. J. Maclean, and the 

 Secretary, Professor Henry. 



In the absence of the Chancellor, Mr. Hamlin was called to the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The Secretary mentioned his visit to Europe, and stated the fact that 

 it had been highly satisfactory in regard to the foreign correspondents 

 of the Institution and the estimation in which the establishment is held 

 in the Old World. 



Whereupon, on motion of General Garfield, he was requested at some 

 future meeting to give a detailed account of his tour, particularly in its 

 relation to the operations of the Institution. 



The Secretary gave an account of the operations of the Institution 

 since the last meeting of the Board. He stated that in accordance with 

 the resolution of the Board adopted at the meeting of February 3, 1870, 

 he had effected an insurance of $10,000 on the east wing and range of 

 the building, at G6§ per cent. ; that Congress has appropriated $10,000 

 for the care of the Government collections for the year ending June 30, 

 1871, of which $5,021 has already been drawn j that Congress has also 

 appropriated $10,000 toward the completion of the upper hall, which 

 sum is to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior, who has directed the Architect of the Capitol (Mr. E. Clark) to 

 oversee the work. 



The Secretary read a letter from the agents of the Anchor Line of 

 steamers, offering to carry the Italian exchanges of the Smithsonian 

 Institution by their vessels free of charge. 



On motion of General Garfield, the Secretary was directed to present 

 the thanks of the Board to the agents of that line, and also to the agents 

 of the lines that had offered him a free passage to Europe. 



Dr. Maclean stated that the majority of the executive committee had 

 decided to alter their report for 1SG9 to conform to the mode previously 

 adopted. 



The Secretary stated that the business of the Institution had of late 

 years so much increased that it was no longer possible to conduct it 

 without further assistance. That this was the case would be evident 

 from the following statement: 





