REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 117 



Statement of receipts and ejpenditures of the Smithsonian Institution dur- 

 ing 1876. 



RECEIPTS. 



Interest on $650,000 from the United States, 6 per cent. 



g^^^ .. , $39,000 00 



Premium on above June 30, 1876, at 111|, $2,266.87, and 



January 6, 1877, at 106^?^, $1,255.36, (less commission) . . 3, o22 23 

 Interest on Virginia bonds, coupons sold December 15, 



1876, 'S 83-86, (less commission) -»^"' '^ 



Dividend from First National Bank October 7, 1876, 25 per 



cent ' ' ^ 



47,486 21 

 Amount 



EXPENDITURES. 



Total expenditure from the Smithson income in the 



year 1876 : . . . _46_^8^ 



Balance unexpended of the annual income, which is 

 included in the cash balance in the Treasury, 

 ($21,029.18) 508 00 



HAMILTON BEQUEST. 



Interest on $1,000 Febmary 24, 1874, to December 31, 1874 ... $50 88 

 u January 1, 1875, to December 31, 1875 ... 67 61. 



" January 1, 1876, to December 31, 1876. . . 65 36 



Total income received to 31st December, 1876 - . 183 85 



Expended for exploration of a cave near Carlisle, Pa., in 

 1876, by Prof. S. F. Baird • ^^^ 



Balance on hand January 1, 1877. , $33 85 



VIRGINIA BONDS. 



Amount realized from sale of Virginia coupons in 1876, by 



Riggs & Co. 

 December 15, 1876, coupons due 1st January, 1876, and 1st 



July, 1876 : 



30 coupons 'S) 85 $25 oO 



12 coupons -S) 86 ^^ ^^ 



900 coupons © 83J ^- • • • • ' liH 13 



2,580 coupons © 83 ^> ^^^ '^^ 



2,925 35 

 Less J per cent., broker's commission __J1^^ $2, 907 76 



