SUMMARY OF THE OPEBATIONS 0¥ THE YEAR. 



APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES. 



The CongTessional appropriations for the inaintenance of the National 

 Museum during tlie iiscal year ending- June 3l», 11)03, amounted to 

 $281,^:00, a decrease of $8,000 as compared with the previous year, the 

 chang-es being as follows: The bill for 1902 contained three specific 

 appropriations, one of $5,000 for the construction of two galleries, one 

 of $6,000 for electrical installation, and one of $12,500 for new boilers, 

 while the appropriations for 1903 comprised a new item of $7,000 for 

 preparing and printing the Contributions from the U. S. National 

 Herbarium, heretofore published by the Department of Agriculture, 

 $5,000 for the preparation of plans for an additional Museum building, 

 and an increase of $2,500 in the appropriation for furniture and 

 fixtures. 



The following tables show the expenditures during the year 1902-3 

 under each item of the appropriations for the past two years: 



Apjjropriatlovff (did f.ipciiditureH for the fiscal year endini/ Jane 30, 1903. 



Object. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fixtures 



Heating, lighting-, and electrical service 



Repairs to buildings, shops, and sheds 



Books, pamphlets, and periodicals 



Purchase of specimens 



Rent of workshops, etc 



Postage 



Publishing Contributions, National Herbarium. 

 Plans for additional building, National Museum 

 Printing and binding 



Total 



Appropria- 

 tions.. 



$180, 000 

 22, 500 

 18, 000. 

 15,000 



2, 000 

 10, 000 



4,400 

 500 



7,000 



5, 000 

 17,000 



281, 400 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



$170,402.80- 



20, 803. 76 



16, 037. 37 



13, 471. 03 



1,393.38 



5,999.31 



4,399.92 



500. 00 



3,027.49 



4, 956. 80 



16, 994. 41 



257, 986. 27 



Balance 



June 30, 



1902. 



$9, 597. 20 

 1, 696. 24 

 1,962.63 

 1, 528. 97 

 606. 62 

 4, 000. 69 

 .08 



3, 972. 51 



43.20 



5.59 



23, 413. 73 



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