APPENDIX I 
REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
Str: I have the honor to submit the following report on the con- 
dition and operations of the United States National Museum for 
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1926. 
The total appropriations for the National Museum for the fiscal 
year amounted to $598,392, an increase of $13,600 over the previous 
year. The additional sums available include $7,600 for increases in 
salaries, of which $5,100 came through reallocations of positions by 
the Personne] Classification Board; $1,000 for increase in salaries of 
employees in the shops, and $1,500 for employment of special watch- 
men to allow the opening on Sunday of the Arts and Industries 
Building. The sum of $6,500 was added to the funds for printing 
and binding. ‘The appropriation for the purchase of books for the 
Museum library was decreased by $500, leaving only $1,500 available, 
an amount insufficient for the purpose in view of the present output 
of scientific publications. 
Though the increases noted have afforded a certain measure of 
relief, particularly in the important matter of publications, the funds 
available for administration above the total of the pay roll are in- 
adequate for the needs of the Museum. The amounts now in hand 
for operation are barely sufficient for routine expenditure for needed 
supplies when handled with the greatest possible economy, leaving 
only small sums available for the purchase of specimens and little 
or nothing for explorations. 
The collections of the National Museum grow steadily in size 
and importance through transfers from other governmental agencies, 
from collections or single specimens presented by outside agencies, 
or through participation by members of the staff in expeditions 
financed from outside sources. This support is fully appreciated 
but it should be supplemented by appropriations that will permit 
the development of the many opportunities that come to us to obtain 
new information and material through direct field investigation. 
Further, the Smithsonian Institution, through the National Museum, 
should be in a position to develop useful researches of its own in 
many lines. Augmented funds for the purchase of specimens are 
also necessary since many gaps exist in our series. Though occa- 
sionally a gap is filled by gift, there should be funds for making 
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