SUMMARY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR. 
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES. 
The appropriations made by Congress for the maintenance and 
activities of the National Museum during the year 1905-6 are given 
in the following table, which also shows the expenditures under each 
item for the year and the balances remaining on June 30, 1906, to 
meet outstanding liabilities. 
Object. eo a | Expenditures. EERE RS 
IBreseryationlor COllECHONS =. =< 520. 2o0-2 jcc. cece stele $180, 000. 00 $175, 841. 40 $4, 158. 60 
LETTE OR AOE H 01 Fa Ob. <1 U cos pees ae i ie eg ee ae 22,500. 00 19, 843. 02 2, 656. 98 
Heating, lighting, and electrical service...........-..-- 18, 000. 00 16, 603. 25 1,396. 75 
BIG PTTPPHALSa oe Ae | oe eile Jeet ecient ooee  le «= 15, 000, 00 10, 206. 52 4.793. 48 
Books, pamphlets, and periodicals.-......:.....-......-- 2,000. 00 | 1, 262.18 737. 82 
eritomworkshops; Chee s- 2. onc. seascc sees ee ee aecek | 4, 580. 00 4,579.92 .08 
POSISS OS rG oe ee oo op Se eects Sees ce sess gcse se swoaesee 500. 00 BOQKOOM eee amerecimerces 
PIAA oe ANG WUNGIN G3 oo: Ac sam conn Seo ear = SSeS oe ces 25, 000. 00 24, 775. 93 224. 07 
LEO (pe a Ar Le eS Ears ee 267, 580. 00 | 253, 612. 22 13, 967. 78 
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The sum of $1,500,000 was also appropriated for continuing the 
construction of the new Museum building. 
The disbursements made during the past year from unexpended bal- 
ances of appropriations for the two previous years are indicated in the 
following tables: 
From balances of appropriations for 1904-5. 
Object. : Balances Expendi- | Balances — 
June 30, 1905.| tures 1905-6. | June 30, 1906. 
IETCservawOnion COMeChONS: soere fore =e ote ewes -eee ee eeere $6, 645. 34 $6, 074. 04 $571. 30 
WATE ITE ANG TX GUTS). = Ger a eases. eee ceres esses O55 2,769. 99 2,681. 31 88, 68 
Heanor ang lei os <2 stare as Sere eee ee eee ne 1, 469. 40 1, 388. 38 81.02 
EE Einipiricpateas << | ee eae ee 1, 800. 90 1,493.31 | 307.59 
[RQUKA CLC me vets iaa2,-)-/okion see ee eee me oe eee caw eee 965. 96 905. 69 60. 27 
" Rent of WOLKSHOPS, CtC'.25)- s2=25ee sacs see esse see -eeeer ee MOSHER. Ae sacs . 08 
Transportation of exhibits acquired at the Louisiana Pur- . | 
CHASE EE POSEMOM oo 2 <-.5- 5s deme enema nee eames Soe eee 5 230312 4, 063. 79 ijalyaes! 
PTUs aNnG PINGING. . «</> 2-- - swansea beeen een os oe - Accel ess TOOL |b = 3c derres aatee 175. 31 
fo) 0) Le a ee Ce nC ne ee ee ae 19, 062. 10 16, 606. 52 2, 455. 58 
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