2 ANNUAL EEPOET SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1916. 



In regard to the personnel of the board the only change during 

 the fiscal year was the appointment of James T. Lloyd, Kepresenta- 

 tive from Missouri. The roll of Kegents on June 30, 1916, was as 

 follows: Edward D. White, Chief Justice of the United States, 

 Chancellor; Thomas K. Marshall, Vice President of the United 

 States; Henry Cabot Lodge, Member of the Senate; William J. 

 Stone, Member of the Senate ; Henry French Hollis, Member of the 

 Senate; Scott Ferris, Member of the House of Representatives; 

 Ernest W. Roberts, Member of the House of Representatives ; James 

 T, Lloyd, Member of the House of Representatives; Andrew D. 

 White, citizen of New York; Alexander Graham Bell, citizen of 

 Wasliington, D. C. ; George Gray, citizen of Delaware; Charles F. 

 Choate, jr., citizen of Massachusetts; John B. Henderson, jr., citizen 

 of Washington, D. C. ; and Charles W. Fairbanks, citizen of Indiana. 



The board held its annual meeting on December 9, 1915. The pro- 

 ceedings of that meeting, as also the annual financial report of the 

 executive committee, have been printed, as usual, for the use of the 

 Regents, while such important matters acted upon as are of public 

 interest are reviewed under appropriate heads in the present report 

 of the Secretary. A detailed statement of disbursements from Gov- 

 einment appropriations, under the direction of the Institution for 

 the maintenance of the National Museum, the National Zoological 

 Park, and other branches, will be submitted to Congress by the 

 Secretary in the usual manner in compliance with the law. 



FINANCES. 



The permanent fund of the Institution and the sources from which 

 it was derived are as follows : 



Deposited in the Treasury of the United States. 



Bequest of James Smithson, 1846 $515, 169. 00 



Residuary^ legacy of .Tames Smithson, 18G7 26,210.63 



Deposit of savings of income, 1867 108,620.37 



Bequest of James Hamilton, 1875 $1,000 



Accumulated interest on Hamilton fund, 1895 1, 000 



2, 000. 00 



Bequest of Simeon Habel, 1880 500.00 



Deposits from proceeds of sale of bonds, 1881 . 51, 500. 00 



Gift of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1891 200, 000. 00 



Part of residuary legacy of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1894 8, 000. 00 



Deposit from savings of income, 1903 25, 000. 00 



Residuary legacy of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1907 7,918.69 



Deposit from savings of income, 1913 636. 94 



Part of bequest of William Jones Rhees, 1913 251. 95 



Deposit of proceeds from sale of real estate (gift of Robert Stan- 

 ton Avery), 1913 9^ 692.42 



Bequest of Addison T. Reid, 1914 4,795.91 



Deposit of savings from income, Avery bequest, 1914 , 204. 09 



