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  ANNUAL 
  EEPOBT 
  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION, 
  19 
  2 
  9 
  

  

  may 
  be 
  used 
  to 
  repay 
  the 
  Royal 
  Society 
  of 
  London 
  for 
  the 
  sums 
  

   advanced 
  for 
  their 
  publication. 
  

  

  The 
  necessary 
  steps 
  to 
  be 
  taken 
  leading 
  to 
  reorganization 
  and 
  

   resumption 
  of 
  publication 
  appear 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  following 
  : 
  

  

  (1) 
  Preparation 
  by 
  the 
  existing 
  executive 
  committee 
  of 
  a 
  definite 
  course 
  and 
  

  

  detailed 
  plan 
  of 
  reorganization 
  and 
  operation. 
  

  

  (2) 
  Obtaining 
  promises 
  of 
  cooperation 
  from 
  the 
  various 
  regional 
  bureaus 
  to 
  

  

  again 
  furnish 
  the 
  necessary 
  data 
  for 
  the 
  catalogue. 
  

  

  (3) 
  Canvassing 
  possible 
  fields 
  for 
  subscriptions 
  and 
  the 
  necessary 
  financial 
  aid. 
  

  

  Obviously, 
  capital 
  is 
  essential 
  before 
  any 
  actual 
  work 
  can 
  be 
  begun, 
  

   but 
  definite 
  plans 
  may 
  be 
  prepared 
  by 
  those 
  now 
  vested 
  with 
  au- 
  

   thority 
  to 
  act, 
  and 
  when 
  this 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  has 
  progressed 
  suffi- 
  

   ciently 
  to 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  submit 
  a 
  definite 
  and 
  concise 
  prospectus 
  to 
  

   subscribers 
  and 
  possible 
  donors 
  it 
  is 
  proposed 
  to 
  solicit 
  support 
  from 
  

   both. 
  

  

  Respectfully 
  submitted. 
  

  

  Leonard 
  C. 
  Gunnell, 
  

  

  Assistant 
  in 
  Charge. 
  

   Dr. 
  Chakles 
  G. 
  Abbot, 
  

  

  Secretary^ 
  Smithsonian 
  Institution. 
  

  

  