14 AXSIUAL REPORT SMITHSONL»lX INSTITUTION, 1922. 



close of the year. The allotments for the coming year endino- June 

 30, 1923, are as follows: 



For printing and binding tlie Annual Reports of the Board of Regents, 

 with general appendixes, the editions of ^Yhich shall not exceed 

 10,000 copies $10, 000 



Under the Smithsonian Institution : For the annual reports of the 

 National Museum, with general appendixes, and for printing labels 

 and blanks, and for the bulletins and proceedings of the National 

 Museum, the editions of which shall not exceed 4,000 copies, and 

 binding, in half morocco or material not more expensive, scientific 

 books and pamphlets presented to or acquired by the National 

 Museum Library 37, 500 



For the annual reports and bulletins of the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology, and for miscellaneous iirinting and binding for the 

 bureau 21,0(X> 



For the annual report of the National Gallery of Art and for printing 

 catalogues, labels, and blanks ^ 1,000 



For miscellaneous printing and binding : 



The International Exchanges 200 



The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 100 



The National Zoological Park 300 



The Astrophysical Observatory 300 



For the annual report of the American Historical Association 7, 000 



77,400 

 Provided^ That the expenditure of this sum shall not be restricted 

 to a pro rata amount in any period of the fiscal year. 



Gotiwiittee on jjrinting and puhlication. — The purpose of the 

 Smithsonian advisory committee on printing and publication is to 

 make recommendations regarding the merit and suitability of all 

 manuscripts submitted for publication by the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion or its branches and also to consider all other matters relating to 

 printing and binding under the Institution. 'During the past year 

 eight meetings were held and 100 manuscripts acted upon. The 

 membership of the committee is as follows : Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, 

 head curator of biology, National Museum, chairman; Dr. George 

 P. Merrill, head curator of geology. National Museum ; Dr. J. Walter 

 Fewkes, chief, Bureau of American Ethnology; Mr. N. Hollister, 

 superintendent. National Zoological Park; and Mr. W. P. True, 

 editor of the Smithsonian Institution, secretary. 



LIBRARY. 



The facilities of the library have been taxed to the utmost. The 

 number of loans for the fiscal year amounted to 14,436, and as many 

 more books and periodicals were consulted without being taken from 

 the buildings. Interlibrary loans to accredited libraries, where 

 distance permits, are being continued, and in a number of instances 

 arrangements have been made for the photostating of pages from 

 rare volumes not permitted to leave the library. 



