ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE 
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1909. 
SUBJECTS. 
1. Annual report of the secretary, giving an account of the opera- 
tions and condition of the Institution for the year ending June 30, 
1909, with statistics of exchanges, etc. 
2. Report of the executive committee, exhibiting the financial 
affairs of the Institution, including a statement of the Smithsonian 
fund, and receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 30, 
1909. 
3. Proceedings of the Board of Regents for the sessions of Decem- 
ber 15, 1908, and February 10, 1909. 
4, General appendix, comprising a selection of miscellaneous mem- 
oirs of interest to collaborators and correspondents of the Institution, 
teachers, and others engaged in the promotion of knowledge. These 
memoirs relate chiefly to the calendar year 1909. 
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