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at the same time, but order was fairly established in about 

 a fortnight and the library again put in service. Not only 

 is more space for the growing library afforded by the new 

 quarters, but increased light and facilities for research make 

 the new library far superior to the old. The northern half 

 of the gallery was made more attractive by painting and by 

 carpeting with linoleum. It is yet lacking in necessary 

 space, but this difficulty will be overcome when that part 

 of the southeastern gallery still occupied by the National 

 Museum is vacated. 



The offices and photographic laboratory of the Bureau 

 were removed between December 20 and 31, the former to the 

 second, third, and fourth floors of the north tower of the 

 Smithsonian building and one room (that occupied by the 

 ethnologist-in-charge) on the third floor of the northeastern 

 range; the laboratory to one of the galleries of the old 

 National Museum building, while the stock of publications 

 was given space on the fourth floor of the south tower. 

 Although the quarters of the Bureau are now somewhat 

 scattered, the facilities for work are far superior to those 

 with which the Bureau in its rented offices was obliged to 

 contend, and there is less danger of loss by fire. The cost 

 of the removal, including the taking down and rebuilding of 

 the library bookcases, necessary painting of walls and wood- 

 work, linoleum floor covering, and electric wiring and fixtures, 

 aggregated $1,000, the sum appropriated for the purpose. 



PROPERTY 



In addition to the books and manuscripts already referred 

 to, the property of the Bureau consists of a moderate amount 

 of inexpensive office furniture, chiefly desks, chairs, filing 

 cases, and tables, as well as photographic negatives, appara- 

 tus, and supplies, typewriters, phonographs, stationery, and 

 the undistributed stock of its publications. The removal 

 of the Bureau and the assignment of its members to less 

 crowded quarters made it necessary to supply a few addi- 

 tional articles of furniture, especially for the library. The 

 entire cost of the furniture acquired during the fiscal year was 

 $243.17. 



