144 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1948 
A new concrete water tank of 14,000-gallons capacity mentioned 
above will be built this coming fiscal year. It will be located on the 
Snyder-Molino trail, high enough so that there will be good gravity 
flow with a strong enough head to it. The tank will be so built that 
the height can be increased later on to provide for more storage. 
The Chapman and the Barbour houses should be rebuilt with con- 
crete blocks and tile, and increased in size. 
FISCAL REPORT 
During the fiscal year 1948, $12,934.25 in trust funds was available. 
Of this amount $11,478.64 was spent, leaving on hand only $1,455.61 
with which to face the new fiscal year. In addition to this amount, 
$1,458.20 is still on deposit, representing local collections, and there 
will be added a few table subscriptions, but, even with these, the 
coming year will be a rather difficult one financially. 
During this fiscal year only $1,907.75 was collected as fees from 
scientists, as compared with $4,403.96 last year. This decline is 
largely due to the high cost of ocean or air travel, and efforts should 
be made to obtain concessions which will reduce materially this heavy 
expense. The laboratory, despite the higher costs of food and other 
items, has not increased its per diem charge to scientists. 
The institutions listed below continued to aid materially in the 
support of the laboratory through payment of table subscriptions. 
These institutions, because of their support, are given a 25 percent 
reduction in the per diem for such scientists as come to the laboratory. 
Smithsonian Sinstitutiones22=— se ee 2 ee ee ee ee eee $300 
AINELICAN PP NUUSE TIN BO Le IN AGT LIST OTs yee 300 
hastman Kodak Companyae=s0 = esa 2 eee ee ee 1, 000 
Newsy vorksZo0logicala S0Glety 22255. hae a aaa ee 300 
University:rofra@hi cag Osa ea tse er ent eee 300 
It is most gratifying to record that the Smithsonian Institution 
increased its subscription by an additional $500.00 The Forest Prod- 
ucts Laboratory of the United States Department of Agriculture 
contributed $550.00 as service fees for facilities furnished by the lab- 
oratory in connection with the termite and other tests on the island. 
It is likewise most gratifying to record donations from Dr. Eugene 
Eisenmann of New York City, an ornithologist of note, from Mrs. 
G. S. Patton, Jr., and from Mrs. Laurie Randall. 
The sum of $5,000 was made available by the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution from appropriated funds, and of this amount $4,999.21 was 
used for permanent improvements. 
Respectfully submitted. 
JAMES ZETER, Resident Manager. 
Dr. ALEXANDER WETMORE, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
