REPOKTS OF COMMITTEES. 

 Statement in detail of the expenditures during 1857 : 



BUILDING, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, ETC. 



Eepairs, &c., incident to building $3,305 12 



Furniture and fixtures for uses in common. 373 61 



Furniture and fixtures for library 163 50 



Furniture and fixtures for museum 150 80 



Magnetic observatory 49 62 



Grounds 20 00 



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$4,062 65 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Meetings of Board and Committees $281 00 



Lighting and heating 1,244 33 



Postage 524 02 



Transportation and exchange 2,264 74 



Stationery 347 94 



General printing 236 50 



Apparatus 191 66 



Laboratory 341 38 



Salary of the Secretary 3,499 92 



Chief clerk 1,200 00 



Book-keeper 200 00 



Janitor 400 97 



Watchmen 534 65 



Laborers 794 00 



Messenger 128 00 



Extra clerk hire 222 00 



Incidentals, general o 624 07 



13,035 18 



PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCHES, AND LECTURES. 



Smithsonian Contributions $6,230 02 



Eeports on progress of knowledge 342 00 



Other publications 649 90 



Meteorology 2,465 24 



Investigations, computations, and re- 

 searches , 250 00 



Pay of lecturers 980 00 



Incidentals to lectures... 134 36 



11,051 52. 



LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND GALLERY OF ART. 



Cost of books $2,019 83 



Pay of assistants 1,194 12 



Transportation for library ' 200 00 



Museum— salary 1,999 92 



