4 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



This latter sum was, with the donor's consent, deposited by the Sec- 

 retary to the credit of the current funds of the Institution. 



This $10,000 is not, then, a portion of the invested funds, but is held 

 partly to erect a building- whenever Congress shall provide a site for 

 a permanent Astrophysical Observatory, and partly to meet antici- 

 pated expenditures in certain investigations. 



This balance also includes the interest accumulated on the Hodgkins 

 donation and on the Hamilton fund, which is awaiting the liegents' 

 disposition, besides certain relatively considerable sums held to meet 

 obligations which may be expected to mature as the result of different 

 scientific investigations or publications in progress. 



The Institution has been charged with the disbursement, during the 

 fiscal year 1892- H J3, of the following appropriations: 



For international exchanges , $17, 000 



For North American Ethnology 40, 000 



For U. S. National Museum: 



Preservation of collections 134, 500 



Furniture and fixtures 15, 000 



Floating and lighting 13,000 



Postage 500 



For National Zoological Park 50, 000 



For Astrophysical Observatory 10, 000 



All vouchers and checks for the disbursements have been examined 

 by the executive committee, and the expenditures will be found reported 

 in accordance with the provisions of the sundry civil act of October 

 2, 1888, in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Eepre- 

 sentatives. 



The vouchers for all the expenditures from the Smithsonian fund 

 proper have been likewise examined and their correctness certified to 

 by the executive committee, whose statement will be published together 

 with the accounts of the funds appropriated by Congress, in that com- 

 mittee's report. 



The estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, for carrying 

 on the Government interests under the charge of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, were as follows: 



International exchange $23, 000 



Ninth American Ethnology 50,000 



National Museum : 



Preset at ion of collections 180,000 



Heating and lighting 15,000 



Furniture and tix tares 30, 000 



Postage 500 



Gallaries „ 8,000 



National Zoological Park 75,000 



Astrophysical < (bservatory 10, 000 



Building, Smithsonian Institution 5,000 



With regard to the general expenditures of the Institution, it may 

 be remarked that those for clerical services and for incidental expen- 



