XVI REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



NATIONAL MUSEUM AND OTHER OBJECTS COMMITTED BY CONGRESS 

 TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



The following is a statement of the accounts of appropriations made 

 by Congress* for disbursement under the direction of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Balance available January 1, 1882 $32, 882 19 



Appropriated for fiscal year, 1882-^83 91, 000 00 



Total available $123,882 19 



Expended as per vouchers audited, in 1882 79, 058 88 



Balance available January 1, 1883, for six months ending 



with fiscal year June 30, 1883 $44,823 30 



PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, ARMORY BUILDING. 



Balance available January 1, 1882 $1, 058 13 



Appropriated for fiscal year, 1882-'83 ....... 2, 500 00 



Total available $3, 558 13 



Expended as per vouchers audited, in 1882 2, 002 34 



Balance available, January 1, 1883, for six months ending 

 with fiscal year June 30, 1883 $1, 495 79 



FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Balance available January 1 , 1882 $25, G19 06 



Appropriated for fiscal year, 1882-'83 90, 000 00 



Total available . $115, 019 06 



Expended as per vouchers audited, in 1882 84, 43G 94 



Balance available January 1, 1883, for six months ending 



with fiscal year June 30, 1883 $31, 182 12 



NORTH AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Balance available, January 1, 1882 $8, 540 90 



Appropriated for fiscal year, 1882-'83 35, 000 00 



Total available $43, 540 90 



Expended as per vouchers audited, in 1882 23, 100 40 



Balance available January 1, 1883, for six months ending 



with fiscal year June 30, 1883 20, 440 44 



These acts are given in full in the Appendix. 



