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of $342.27 was expended for office furniture during the 
year, while the cost of necessary books and periodicals 
was $396.42. 
As in the past, the manuscripts have been under the 
custodianship of Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt. Those withdrawn 
by collaborators of the bureau during the year numbered 
234 items. The new manuscripts acquired are those 
hitherto mentioned in this report as having been prepared 
by members of the staff or by collaborators and designed 
for eventual publication. Negotiations have been entered 
into with the heirs of the late Senor Andomaro Molina, of 
Merida, Yucatan, for the return of Henderson’s Maya 
Dictionary, a manuscript of six volumes lent to Sefor 
Molina a number of years ago for use in connection with 
certain linguistic studies then contemplated in behalf of 
the bureau. 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
I desire to repeat the recommendations submitted in 
my last annual report, respecting the extension of the 
researches of the bureau and for other purposes, and urg- 
ing the appropriation of the necessary funds for con- 
ducting them. These include the following projects: 
The exploration and preservation of antiquities in the 
arid region. 
‘The extension of ethnologic researches in Alaska and 
among the tribes of the Mississippi Valley. 
The preparation of a completely revised edition of the 
Handbook of American Indians. 
Additional editorial assistance in preparing the publi- 
cations of the bureau for the press. 
A small sum to meet the expense of supplying photo- 
graphs of Indian subjects to schools and colleges, and for 
other educational purposes, and for systematically mak- 
ing photographs in the field to illustrate the daily life and 
the ceremonies of the Indians. 
In addition it is recommended that the systematic ex- 
eavation and study of certain archeological sites in the 
