ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN 

 INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1917. 



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, 

 1917, with statistics of exchanges, etc. 



2. Report of the executive committee of the Board of Regents, 

 exhibiting the financial affairs of the Institution, including a state- 

 ment of the Smithsonian fund, and receipts and expenditures for the 

 year ending June 30, 1917. 



3. Proceedings of the Board of Regents for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1917. 



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 1917. 



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