120 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Notice of his death on the 1st of January, 1879, at New York, having 

 been received, steps were taken to secure the promised legacy, and the 

 sum actually received from the Emigrant Savings Bank of New York, 

 in accordance with Dr. Habel's instructions, was $402.59. To this sum 

 it is proposed that $97.41 should be added, so that the amount of $500 

 may be deposited iu the Treasury of the United States as a part of the 

 permanent fund. 



Repayments. — The Institution has made temporary advances during 

 the year for freight, &c, the repayment of which, with the amount 

 leceived from sales of the publications of the Institution, &c, have 

 been deducted from the expenditures for the year. 



These repayments are as follows : 



To exchanges,. $919 G9 



To building , 1, 302 58 



To furniture 41 00 



To stationery 16 50 



To Smithsonian publications 242 07 



To incidentals 12 81 



To postage 9 46 



Total repayments in 1879 $2, 544 11 



ESTIMATES FOR 1880. 



The following are the estimates of receipts by the Institution for the 

 year 1880, and the appropriations required for carrying on its operations 

 during the same period. 



Estimated receipts. 



Interest on the permanent fund, receivable 



July 1, 1880, and January 1, 1881 $39, 000 00 



Interest on the Hamilton fund for 1880 60 00 



Sale of Virginia coupons, due January 1 and 



July 1, 1880 2, 800 00 



$41, 860 00 



Proposed appropriations. 



For building $2, 000 00 



For general expenses 14, 000 00 



For publications and researches 14, 000 00 



For exchanges 10, 000 00 



For books and apparatus ■ 1 , 000 00 



For contingencies 860 00 



41,860 00 



