100 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



given last year at $48,000, lias follen, during- 1871, to $35,500, on account 

 of the uncertain policy of tlie State. 



The balance at the beginning of the year 1872, viz, $21,315.02, is 

 very nearly the same as that at the beginning of the year 1871, which 

 was $21,477,81. This balance is not invested as a part of the perma- 

 nent fund, because it is required in order to pay cash for bills as they 

 become due, and previous to receiving the semi-annual income. 



Statement of receipts from the Smitlison fund for 1871. 



Interest on $650,000, at G per cent, in gold $39, 000 00 



Premium on gold, June and December, 12§ and 8^ 4, 192 50 



Total receipts 43, 192 50 



Statement of expenditures from the Smithson fund for 1871. 

 BUILDING. 



Eeconstruction of parts destroyed by fire, and 



repairs $8, 827 12 



Furniture and fixtures 205 20 



$9,032 41 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Meetings of the board $127 12 



Lighting the building 267 15 



Heating the building 79 69 



Postage 448 76 



Stationery 452 55 



Incidentals 354 75 



Salaries and clerk hire 9, 572 62 



. 11,302 64 



PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES. 



Smithsonian Contributions, quarto $9, 753 68 



Miscellaneous collections, octavo 608 12 



Reports, octavo 739 48 



Meteorology, computations, rain-gauges, &c. . . 2, 000 ho 



Apparatus for researches 744 03 



Explorations, natural history, and archaiology . 1, 301 07 



Lectures 285 00 



15,431 93 



MUSEmi, LIBRARY, AND EXCHANGES. 



Museum, in addition to the sum drawn from the 

 appropriation by Congress, ($4,976) $8, 132 95 



