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sustained by the survey fund. The report of 1889 gave the entries 

 in the geological and mineralogical department 6,190, and in the zoo 

 logical 1,G33, embracing several times as many specimens. In arch- 

 eology the entries numbered 198. Besides these, sevei-al valuable col- 

 lections were deposited by their owners for exhibition and safe- 

 keeping. 



The library of the survey contained, as reported in 1889, perhaps 

 225 books and pamphlets, obtained by exchange and by purchase, and 

 was stored in the office of the State geologist at the university, wher(.v 

 it was available only to the officers of the survey or to students spo 

 cially interested. 



Expenses. — The annual cost of the survey was between $3,000 and 

 $4,000, the aggregate from 1872 to August 1, 1884, being $39,26T.l(i. 

 These figures do not include printing and publication. The annual 

 reports were printed as State documents at the expense of the general 

 printing fund, under the direction of the commissioners of public 

 printing. Iliey were transmitted as a part of the reports of the re- 

 gents of the university. The final report was published by the com - 

 mission specially appointed for that purpose, according to the general 

 law already given, and the cost met from time to time b}^ special ap- 

 propriations by the legislature. The edition of the annual reports 

 was 2,400 copies and of the final report 5,000 copies. The former 

 were distributed gratuitously and the latter sold at $3.50 and $5 m 

 copy, according to the style of paper and binding, though of the lattei- 

 also a generous free distribution was made to libraries and scientists 

 in this and foreign countries, according to the foregoing law. 



The sums received for the support of the survey by the university 

 treasurer during the various years were as follows : 



1872, cash from State treasurer $1,000.00 



1873, cash from State treasurer ---:-- 2, 500. 00 



1874, cash from State treasurer 2, 000. 00 



1875, cash from State treasurer :___ 2,000.00 



1876, cash from State treasurer 2,000.00 



1877, cash from State treasurer 2,000.00 



1878, cash from State treasurer 2, 000. 00 



1878, cash .sale of salt spring land (balance) 2,893. G4 



1S79, cash from State treasurer 2, GOO. 00 



1880, cash sales of salt spring land 6,822.80 



1881, cash sales of salt spring land *. 2,158.80 



1882, cash sales of salt spring land 6,539.43 



1883, cash sales of salt spring land 8,451.17 



1884, cash sales of salt spring laud 4,539.72 



1885, cash sales of salt spring land 4,423.95 



1886, cash sales of salt spring land 5,349.05 



1887, cash sales of salt spring land 2,971.01 



1888, cash sales of salt spring land 1,955.3] 



$61, 604. 97 



