CO^TE^TS. 



Page. 

 Letter from the Secretary, submitting the Annual Report of the Regents to 



Congress in 



General subjects of the Annual Report IV 



Contents of the Report V 



List of illustrations VII 



Members ex officio of the Establishment ix 



Regents of the Smithsonian Institution x 



Journal of the Proceedings of the Board of Regents xi 



Stated meeting January 22, 1896 XI 



Report of the Executive Committee for the year ending June 30, 1896. xix 



Condition of the fund July 1, 1896 xix 



Receipts for the year xx 



Expenditures for the year xx 



Sales and repayments xx 



Appropriation for International Exchanges xxi 



Details of expenditures of same xxi 



Appropriation for North American Ethnology xxn 



Details of expenditures of same xxm 



Appropriations for the National Museum XXIV 



Details of expenditures of same xxiv 



Appropriation for tire protection xxxi 



Deta ils of expenditures of same xxxi 



Appropriation for Astrophysical Observatory xxx v 



Details of expenditures of same xxxv 



Appropriations for the National Zoological Park xxxvi 



Details of expenditures of same xxxvi 



( General summary xlii 



Income available for ensuing year xlhi 



Acts and RESOLUTIONS of Congress relative to the Smithsonian Institu 



tion, National Museum, etc., Fifty-fourth Congress, first session xlv 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Introduction 1 



The Smithsonian Institution 1 



The Establishment 1 



The Board of Regents 2 



Administration 2 



Finances 3 



Buildings 5 



Research 5 



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