receipts." A special report on the subject will hereafter be submitted to Congress.

The report as to the collections of rents for the period from December 2, 1920, to and including November 30, 1921, which aggregated $6,018.58, was submitted to Congress December 20, 1921, and printed as Senate Document No. 110 (67th Cong., 2d sess.).

AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES.

The act of June 8, 1906, entitled "An act for the preservation of American antiquities," provides, among other things:

SEC. 3. That permits for the examination of ruins, the excavation of archaeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity upon the lands under their respective jurisdiction may be granted by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and War to institutions which they may deem properly qualified to conduct such examination, excavation, or gathering, subject to such rules and regulations as they may prescribe: Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects, and that the gatherings shall be made for permanent preservation in public museums.

SEC. 4. That the Secretaries of the departments aforesaid shall make and publish from time to time uniform rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.

Archaeological explorations.-The uniform rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and War pursuant to the above-mentioned act, under date of December 28, 1906, provide (par. 3) that

Permits for the excavation of ruins, the excavation of archaeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity will be granted by the respective Secretaries having jurisdiction to reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions, or to their duly authorized agents.

On October 16, 1919, with the approval of the department, the following warning, to be posted on and in the vicinity of ruins located on public lands, was issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to wit:

WARNING.

This ancient ruin is located on public land. It belongs to youhelp protect it.

All persons are warned that it is unlawful to remove any object from, excavate upon, damage, destroy, or remove any portion of, an ancient ruin located on lands owned and controlled by the Government of the United States, except under permit issued in accordance with the act of Congress approved June 8, 1906 (34 Stat., 225); that any person violating this law may be arrested by an officer of the United States, and may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or may suffer both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Help preserve for the future the records of the past.

During the year four permits were granted for the examination, excavation, and gathering of specimens, as follows:

January 21, 1922, to Dr. Clark Wissler, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, to conduct excavations and remove specimens from the ruins in that portion of the Navajo Indian Reservation, N. Mex., bounded on the northeast by the immediate valley of the San Juan River, on the east by the Chaco Valley, on the southwest by the Chioska and Tunicha Mountains, and on the northwest by the western skirt of Carriso Mountain; it being understood that special attention is to be given to sites in the San Juan Valley near Shiprock, N. Mex., and at Bennetts Peak, 30 miles south of Shiprock, the expedition to be under immediate charge of Mr. Earl H. Morris, a regular member of the scientific staff of said institution.

January 31, 1922, to Dr. W. J. Holland, director of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa., to continue to conduct excavations and gather such fossils and objects of scientific interest as may be desired during the season of 1922, within the Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, all work to be performed under the general supervision of the director of the Carnegie Museum, who shall have the right to designate persons experienced in archaeological research to carry on the work.

May 12, 1922, to Mr. C. C. Willoughby, director of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., to continue the conduct of archaeological research and the gathering of collections during the season of 1922, in the Chin Lee Valley and those tributary canyons which enter it below Mexican Water, as well as in the canyons of the San Juan River tributaries to the north and east of Navajo Mountain in Arizona; all work to be conducted under the supervision of a person experienced in archaeological research; the excavations to be followed by such repairs as are necessary to reasonably protect the buildings from further disintegration in the near future. June 6, 1922, to Mr. James Henderson, curator, University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, Colo., to excavate in and remove specimens during the season of 1922 from the ruins in the region between the Animas-La Plata divide and the Mancos River, in La Plata and Montezuma Counties, southwestern Colorado, special attention to be given to a site south of Red Horse Gulch, a western tributary of the La Plata; excepting upon such lands as are within forest reserves or within the area covered by the Mesa Verde National Park; the express stipulation being that the work is to be conducted under the direct supervision of a person experienced in archaeological research.

Dr. Edgar L. Hewett, director, School of American Research and State Museum, Santa Fe, N. Mex., was on February 3, 1921, author

ized to conduct archaeological explorations in the Chaco Canyon National Monument at the ruins of Chettro Kettle and also at Casa Rinconada and its environs on the south side of the canyon, about half a mile away, permit being issued for two years, with the understanding that at the expiration of the working seasons of 1921 and 1922 reports of work done under this permit will be promptly submitted.

Gilbert Grosvenor, president, National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C., was on February 3, 1921, authorized for said society to conduct archaeological explorations in the Chaco Canyon National Monument, N. Mex., at two sites known as Pueblo Bonito and Pueblo del Arroyo, during the seasons of 1921, 1922, and 1923, the specimens, etc., acquired as a result of such work to be deposited in the United States National Museum, except such archaeological materials uncovered as may, with the permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, be exhibited in the National Geographic Society Buildings, this permit to be renewed at the expiration thereof for two additional years in the event that the work to be executed hereunder is, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, satisfactorily performed.

GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD.

This corporation, which was created by the act of Congress approved January 12, 1903, section 6 of which requires the corporation to annually file with the Secretary of the Interior a report, in writing, stating in detail the property, real and personal, held by the corporation, and the expenditure or other use or disposition of the same or the income thereof during the preceding year, has for its object the promotion of education within the United States. The corporation owns real estate amounting to $359,169.09, but only temporarily, its other property consisting of securities and money.

On June 30, 1922, the principal funds, belonging without restriction to the board, excepting the above-mentioned real estate, amounted to $131,761,703.55. This is invested in stocks and bonds. Of this total $41,780,671.57 has been appropriated to various educational institutions, including $3,436,667 appropriated during the year ending June 30, 1922. The sum of $5,593,143.26 was paid during the year on account of principal appropriations.

The income from the above funds, together with the income from undisbursed income, amounted during the year to $6,556,068.86. The balance of income from the previous year as of June 30, 1921, amounting to $11,377,587.76, together with sundry refunds amounting to $6,630.23, increased the total to $17,940,286.85.

Disbursements from income during the year were as follows:

Division of educational relations_

Educational investigation and research___.

General survey of educational conditions and needs in Indiana

27, 451. 29 1,743. 55

40, 422. 46.

8, 046. 34

1, 608. 21

2, 397. 42 3,037. 10

11, 960. 46

6, 121. 43

General survey of educational conditions and needs in North
Carolina

General survey of educational conditions and needs in Kentucky

Improvement of accounting systems in educational institutions

Model county organization..........

National committee on mathematical requirements.

Public school finance..

Report on medical education_

Rural school supervision----

687.58

12, 572. 41 2,500.00 4, 782. 28 15,000.00

2, 193. 93

9, 453.37

Study of distribution of physicians in the United States---

Surveys (miscellaneous).

Vocational arts survey-

Administration expense

Total

11, 953. 65

28, 774. 36

9, 598. 52 154, 222, 45

8,859, 066. 02

This leaves an undisbursed balance of income on June 30, 1922, of $9,081,220.83, which is invested as follows: Bonds and stocks, $8,529,998.69; moneys loaned, $893,232.41, less cash overdraft of $416,755.46; accounts receivable, net, $74,745.19.

It should be noted, however, that against this balance there are unpaid appropriations amounting to $7,635,576.40, while appropriations payable in the year ending June 30, 1923, and subsequent years amount to $3,027,952.96.

The Anna T. Jeanes fund, the income to be used for negro rural schools, amounts to $200,147.14. It is invested as follows: Bonds, $182,402.14; stocks, $16,645; moneys loaned, $1,100. The income from this fund during the year was $8,841.25. Added to the balance from the previous year, the total available income amounted to $15,399.62. Of this, $9,732.03 was appropriated and paid to various schools, leaving a balance of $5,667.59 moneys loaned.

FUEL ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS AND RECORDS.

The authority of the department to settle claims against the Fuel Administration, conferred by Executive order of March 20, 1920, terminated on September 3, 1921, under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1359), and the settlement of such claims is now under the jurisdiction of the General Accounting Office, State and Other Departments Division. The records of the Fuel Administration, and also of the Bituminous Coal Commission, remain in the custody of the department under Executive orders of July 22, 1919, March 24, 1920, and June 16, 1920, and numerous requests for information and for certified copies thereof are received.

THE PERRY'S VICTORY MEMORIAL COMMISSION.

The Second Annual Report of the Perry's Victory Memorial Commission, created by act of Congress approved March 3, 1919 (40 Stats. 1322-1324), shows that the physical condition of the memorial is excellent, but deplores the fact that the grounds of 14 acres surrounding the memorial continue unsightly and insanitary and unfit for public use, and that the plazas surrounding the Doric column are unfinished and in a measure dangerous to the public.

The statement of the treasurer shows a balance on hand of $4,381.27. The receipts from the operation of the electric elevator in the memorial for the year were $9,078.60, to which is to be added $415.92 from the sale of pamphlets descriptive of the memorial and $53.32 interest on deposits. The expenses for all purposes aggregated $7,641.63, of which the more important items were expenses incident to repairs and maintaining the elevator, including injury by lightning, $1,604.98; salaries of employees necessary for operation, $1,331.86; traveling and hotel expenses of members of the commission in attending meetings and on the business of the commission, $1,002.48; electric light and power, $2,343.96; annual salary of the custodian, $750.