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has occupied the entire eastern gallery of the large exhibition hall 

 on the first floor, and the photographic laboratory part of the gal- 

 lery in the southeastern section of the old National Museum building. 

 While the natural lighting of the rooms in the north tower, by reason 

 of the thickness of the walls and the narrowness of the windows, is 

 inadequate, and the distance from the library and the photographic 

 laboratory makes them not readily accessible, the office facilities are 

 far better than when the bureau was housed in cramped rented 

 quarters. Aside from the photographic laboratory and one room in 

 the north tower^ no part of the bureau's quarters is provided with 

 running water. It is presumed that after the rearrangement of the 

 large exhibition hall in the Smithsonian building and its adaptation 

 to general library purposes the facilities of the bureau library will 

 be greatly improved. 



Office force. — The office force of the bureau has not been augmented, 

 although the correspondence has greatly increased owing to the grow- 

 ing demand on the bureau for information respecting the Indians. 

 The copying of the rough manuscripts, field notes, etc., prepared by 

 members of the bureau, as well as the verification of quotations, 

 bibliographic citations, and similar work of a minor editorial nature, 

 necessitate the employment of temporary aid from time to time. 

 Most of the answers to correspondents who desire information of a 

 special character have been prepared by the ethnologist-in-charge, 

 but every member of the bureau's scientific staff is frequently called 

 on for the same purpose to furnish information pertaining to his 

 particular field of knowledge. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



It is difficult to extend the systematic researches of the bureau 

 along new and necessary lines without an increase of appropriations. 

 When a special research is undertaken, several years are often re- 

 quired to finish it, consequently the prospective income of the bureau 

 for a considerable period is required to carry out adequately the work 

 in hand. Opportunities are often presented for conducting investi- 

 gations in new fields which have to be neglected owing to lack of 

 means. An increase in the appropriations of the bureau has been 

 urged for several years, but unfortunately the estimates have not 

 been met with additional funds. 



EespectfuUy submitted. 



F. W. Hodge, 

 Ethnologist-in-charge. 

 Dr. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution., 



Washington, D. G. 



