8 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1910. 



2. The study of special regions which are subject to frequent earth- 

 quakes to determine as far as possible where future earthquakes are 

 likely to occur. 



3. The study of the origins of earthauakes occurring under the 

 neighboring oceans. 



4. An organization of commissions to study in the field the effects 

 produced by large earthquakes. 



5. The study of proper methods of building in regions subject to 

 earthquakes. This will require experiment. 



6. The improvement of instruments for recording earthquakes. 



7. Other theoretical studies. 



8. The dissemination of information regarding earthquakes by 

 bulletins or otherwise. 



EQUIPMENT. 



There will be required an office, a laboratory, a photographic room, 

 a work shop, and a special instrument house. The building of 

 this latter house and the general equipment would cost about $6,000. 



ORGANIZATION AND ANNUAL EXPENSES. 



In the beginning there would be required a director, an assistant, a 

 mechanic, a stenographer, and it would be necessary to purchase books, 

 instruments, and material for the laboratory, etc. It is estimated that 

 $20,000 would equip the laboratory and meet all the expenses for the 

 first year. After that the work will probably expand and the amount 

 applied to equipment for the first year would meet the requirements 

 for extension for some time after. 



FINANCES. 



The permanent fund of the Institution and the sources from which 

 it was derived are as follows : 



Deposited in the Treasury of the United States. 



Bequest of Sniithson, 1846 $515,169.00 



Residuary legacy of Sniithson, 1867 26, 210. 63 



Deposit from savings of income, 1867 108, 620. 37 



Bequest of James Hamilton, 1875 $1, 000. 00 



Accumulated interest on Hamilton fund, 1895 1, 000. 00 



2, 000. 00 



Bequest of Simeon Habel, 18S0 500. 00 



Deposit from proceeds of sale of bonds, 1881 51, 500. 00 



Gift of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1891 200, 000. 00 



Part of residuary legacy of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1894 8, 000. 00 



Deposit from savings of income, 1903 25,000.00 



Residuary legacy of Thomas G. Hodgkins 7, 918. 69 



Total amount of fund in the United States Treasury 944, 918. 69 



Registered and guaranteed bonds of the West Shore Railroad Com- 

 pany (par value), part of legacy of Thomas G. Hodgkins 42, 000. 00 



Total permanent fund 986,918.69 



