86 4 NNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1911. 
1910, was received from the society February 24, 1911, and was communicated 
to Congress on February 27, in accordance with the act of incorporation of 
that organization. 
X. SMITHSONIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRINTING AND PUBLICATION. 
The editor has continued to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian advisory 
committee on printing and publication. To this committee have been referred 
the manuscripts proposed for publication by the various branches of the Insti- 
tution as well as those offered for printing in the Smithsonian Miscellaneous 
Collections. The committee also considered forms of routine blanks and vari- 
ous matters pertaining to printing and publication, including the qualities of 
vaper suitable for text and plates. Twenty-four meetings were held and 115 
manuscripts were acted upon. 
Respectfully submitted. 
A. Howarp CrarKk, Hditor. 
Dr. CHARLES W. WALCOTT, 
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 
