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 MUSEUM. 



Advanced 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 Tvhich, together with the amount received from sales of the publica- 

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

 the foregoing expenditure, as follows: 



From exchanges, repayments for freight $127 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 i 60 00 



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 , . $1, 000 



For general expenses 14, 000 



