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Department B {Registry and Storage). — This department i« under tlie 

 supervision of Mr. S. C. Brown, wliose duties j)ertain to the reception, 

 unpacking and distribution of accessions and other ])ackaftes, tlie ship- 

 ment of boxes, the storage of accessions not immediately required, aud 

 the custod^^ of department catalogue books. 



Department G (Archives). — Mr. S. 0. Brown has charge of papers re- 

 lating to accessions to the Museum, applications for specimens, and the 

 distribution of Museum material. 



Department D [Library). — Mr. F. W. True, librarian, Mr. H. W. Spof- 

 Iford, assistant. 



Department E {Publications). — The various publications of the Museu m 

 have been, as hitherto, under the ed'torial supervision of Dr. Tarleton 

 H. Bean. 



The publication of the special report upon the Fisheries of the United 

 States, in quarto, which, in addition to its descriptive, historical, and 

 statistical contents, will in reality constitute a monograph of the Amer- 

 ican portion of the fisheries collection in the Museum, has been in i)ro- 

 cess of publication under the supervision of the Assistant Director and 

 Mr. A. H. Clark, who are rendering this service to the Fish Commission 

 as volunteers. 



Department F {Labels). — Mr. A. Howard Clark in charge. His du- 

 ties consist in the arrangement of material for labels, in receiving the 

 printed labels from the printer, and in arranging a duplicate set for ref- 

 erence. 



Department G {Duplicates and Exchanges). — Mr. S. C. Brown in 

 charge. 



Department IT {Property and Supplies). — Mr. C. W. Schuermann in 

 charge. 



Department L {Accounts). — ^Mr. W. Y. Cos in charge. All disburse- 

 ments are made under the direction of the chief clerk of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. Estimates for supplies and the general care of con- 

 tracts and orders are included in the work of this department. 



Department K {Buildings and Labor). — Mr. Henry Horan, superintend- 

 ent of buildings, in charge. This department is thus subdivided: (1) 

 police and inspection, (2) mechanics and labor, (3) construction and re- 

 pairs, (4) cleaning and public comfort, (5) heating and lighting. 



Department L {Electric Service). — In this department are embraced the 

 care of the instruments used in connection with the telephone service, 

 time service, burglar-alarm service, and watch-clock service. 



Department M {Preparation).-— The subdivisions in this department 

 have undergone no material change since last year. Statements show- 

 ing the amount and nature of the work performed in the various sec- 

 tions will be found in the statement of the work of the Museum prep- 

 arators. 



