14 ANNUAL. REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1923 



many lines of scientific work, including physics, chemistry, astro- 

 physics, geology, biology, and anthropology. These are written in a 

 style to attract the average intelligent reader, and there is a very gen- 

 eral demand for the reports. A cataloguer in the office of the Super- 

 intendent of Documents, where all public documents are distributed, 

 has placed the Smithsonian report first in point of number of re- 

 quests from libraries to receive this publication. 



The publications of the National Museum and of the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology are mentioned in detail in the report on pub- 

 lications, appended hereto. 



Nine papers were issued during the year in the series of Smith- 

 sonian Miscellaneous Collections, among which may be mentioned 

 one by your secretary resulting from his geological field work in the 

 Canadian Kocky Mountains; a timely paper by Mr. Mitman, of the 

 Museum staff, on " Some Practical Aspects of Fuel Economy " ; 

 and a contribution from Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, chief of the Bureau 

 of American Ethnology, on the " Designs on Prehistoric Pottery 

 from the Mimbres Valley, New Mexico," which was fully illus- 

 trated with striking Indian designs. 



Allotments for printing. — The congressional allotments for the 

 printing of the Smithsonian reports and the various publications of 

 the branches of the institution were practically used up at the close 

 of the year. The appropriation for the coming year ending June 

 30, 1924, totals $77,400, allotted as follows : 



For printing and binding the Annual Reports of the Board of Regents, 

 with general appendixes, the editions of which shall not exceed 

 10,000 copies $10, 000 



Under the Smithsonian Institution: For the annual reports of the 

 National Museum, with general appendixes, and for printing labels 

 and blanks, and for the bulletins and proceedings of the National 

 Museum, the editions of which shall not exceed 4,000 copies, and 

 binding, in half morocco or material not more expensive, scientific 

 books and pamphlets presented to or acquired by the National 



Museum Library 37, 500 



For the annual reports and bulletins of the Bureau of American 



Ethnology, and for miscellaneous printing and binding for the bureau- 21, 000 

 For the annual report of the National Gallery of Art and for printing 



catalogues, labels, and blanks 1, 000 



For miscellaneous printing and binding: 



The International Exchanges 200 



The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 100 



The National Zoological Park 300 



The Astrophysical Observatory 300 



For the annual report of the American Historical Association 7, 000 



77, 400 



Provided, That the expenditure of this sum shall not be restricted to a pro 

 rata amount in any period of the fiscal year. 



