6 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The permanent funds of the Institution are as follows: 



Bequest of Smithsou, 1846 $515, 169. 00 



Residuary legacy of Sinithson, 1867 26, 210. 63 



Deposits from savings of income, 1867 108, 620. 37 



Bequest of James Hamilton, 1875 81 , 000. 00 



Accumulated interest on Hamilton fund, 1895 1, 000. 00 



^ 2, 000. 00 



Bequest of Simeon Habel, 1880 500. 00 



Dei:)Osits from proceeds of sale of bonds, 1 S81 51, 500. 00 



Gift of Thomas G. Hodgkins, 1891 200, 000. 00 



Portion of residuary legacy of Thomas ( i. Hodgkins, 1894 8, 000. 00 



Total peniuinent fmid 912, 000. 00 



The above fund is deposited in the Treasury of the United States, 

 under the provisions of the act organizing the Institution and the 

 act of Congress approved March 12, 1894, and bears interest at per 

 cent per annum. The interest alone is emplo3"ed in carrying out the 

 aims of the Institution. The Regents hold certain approved railroad 

 bonds, in addition to the permanent fund, which form part of the fund 

 established })y Mr. Hodgkins for investigations into the properties of 

 atmospheric air. 



The Institution was charged l)y Congress, during the fiscal year of 

 1902, with the disbursement of the following appropriations: 



International Exchanges, Smithsonian Institution S24, 000 



American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution 50, 000 



Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution 12, 000 



United States National Museum : 



Furniture and fixtures S20, 000 



Heating and lighting 23, 000 



Preservation of collections 180, 000 



Purchase of specimens 10, 000 



Postage 500 



Books 2, 000 



Kent of workshops 4, 400 



Repairs to ))uildings 27, 500 



Galleries 5, 000 



Printing 17, 000 



289, 400 



•National Zoological I'ark 80, 000 



Total 455, 400 



Estimates were forwarded as usual to the Seci-etar} of tiie Treas- 

 ur}^ for carrying on the Government's interests under charge of 

 the Smithsonian Institution for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1903. 

 The following table shows the estimates and the sums respectively 

 appropriated: 



