REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 107 



FIEST NATIONAL BxiNK DEPOSIT. 



At tbe time of the suspension of the First National Bank, of Wash- 

 ington, (19th September, 1873,) in which the current funds had been 

 deposited by direction of the board, there were 88,221.87 to the credit 

 of the Institution. The following dividends have been received on this 

 deposit : 



1. 11 Nov., 1873, 30 per cent $2, 407 40 



2. 7 April, 1874, 20 per cent 1, 044 97 



3. 5 May, 1875, 10 per cent 822 48 



4. 27 Dec, 1875, 15 per cent 1, 233 73 



75 0,108 04 



Leaving a balance still due of 2, 050 23 



8,224 87 



STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL FROM THE 

 SMITHSON INCOME, 1875. 



Building. 



Repairs and improvements $1, 802 94 



Furniture and fixtures 412 17 



$2, 215 11 



General expenses. 



Meetings of the board $227 25 



Lighting the building 792 25 



Heating the building 953 30 



Postage 300 25 



Stationery 413 50 



Incidentals, i(;e, brushes, insurance, soap, tele- 

 grams, &G 830 08 



Salaries and clerk -hire 13, 101 50 



Purchase of books and i)eriodicals 203 37 



10,953 50 



Publications^ researches, d'c. 



Smithsonian Contributions 12, 518 31 



Miscellaneous collections 288 45 



Annual report, (illustrations and translations) 1, 453 20 



Meteorology and researches 1, 432 72 



Api)aratus , 235 00 



Laboratory 41 72 



Lectures 400 00 



10,370 06 



