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MUSEUM. 



A.clvanced for construction of laboratory of natural history . . $1,313 84 

 Advanced for clerk at Centennial . 1, 200 00 



Total expenditure from the Smithson income in 1876. 46, 978 21 

 Expended from Hamilton-bequest income 150 00 



47, 128 21 

 REPAYMENTS. 



The Institution, as in former years, has made temporary advances for 

 the payment of freight on Government collections, &c., the repayments 

 of xvhich, together with the amount received from sales of the publica- 

 tions of the Institntion, have been deducted from the several items of 

 the foregoing expenditure, as follows : 



From exchanges, repayments for freight $327 88 



From postage, repayments 21 77 



From researches, repayments 5 00 



From Smithsonian Contributions, sales of publications 42 05 



From miscellaneous collections, sales of publications 277 40 



From reports, sales of publications 16 60 



From stationery, repayment . , 3 00 



From cost of books, repayment 29 04 



From furniture, repayment 16 00 



From building, repayment 3 75 



From incidentals, repayment . , . . 50 00 



Total , $592 49 



ESTIMATES. 



The following are the estimates of receipts and appropriations for the 

 year 1877 of the Smithson fund : 



Estimated receipts. 



Interest on the permanent fund, receivable June 30 and 



December 31, 1877, in gold $39, 000 00 



Probable premium on gold, (6 per cent.) 2, 340 00 



Interest on the Hamilton fund to December 31, 1877, in 



gold 60 (JO 



Probable premium in gold, (6 per cent.) 3 60 



Interest on Virginia bonds from sale of coupons due Jan- 

 uary 1 and July 1, 1877 2, 500 00 



$43,903 60 

 Provisional appropriations. 



For building , . $l, 000 



For general expenses 14, 000 



