CONTE]^TS, 



Page. 

 Letter from the Secretary, s*ul)niitting the Annual Rei)ort of the Regents to 



Contrress in 



General subjects of the Annual Report i v 



Contents of the Report . : v 



List of Illustrations viii 



Members ex officio of the Establishment ix 



Regents of the Smithsonian Institution x 



Proceedings of the Board of Regents. 



Stated meeting January 2.5, 1899 x i 



Report of the Executive Committee for the year ending June 30, 1899. 



Condition of the fund July 1, 1899 xix 



Receipts for the year x x 



Expenditures for the year xx 



Sales and rejjayments xx 



Appropriation for International Exchanges xxi 



Details of expenditures of same xxi 



A]ij)r()priations for American Ethnology xxii 



Details of expenditures of same - xxii 



Appropriations for the National ^Museum xxiv 



Details of expenditures of same xxiv 



Appropriation for Astrophysical < )bservatory x i. 



Details of expenditures of same ' x i. 



Appropriations for the National Zoological Park xli 



Details of expenditures of same xi.i i 



General summary x i>vi 



Income available for ensuing year xlviii 



Acts and Resolutions of Congress relative to the Smithsonian Institution, 



National Museum, etc xlix 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Introduction 1 



T;iE Smithsonian Institution 1 



The Establishment 1 



The Board of Regents 2 



General considerations 3 



Administration 5 



Finances 5 



liuildings 8 



Research 8 



Ilodgkins fund 9 



Naples table 12 



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