REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF 

 REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



For the Year Ending June 30, 1803. 



To the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution : 



Your executive committee respectfully submits tlie following- report 

 in relation to tlie funds of the Institution, tlie appropriations by Con- 

 gress, and tbe receij^ts and expenditures for tlie Smithsonian Institution, 

 the IT. S. National Museum, the International Exchanges, the Bureau of 

 Ethnology, the National Zoological Park, and the Astro-Physical Observ- 

 atory for the year ending 30th June, 1893, and balances of former years : 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITT'TION. 

 Condition of the fund July 1, 1S9S. 



The amount of the bequest of James Stnithson deposited in the Treas- 

 ury of the United States, according to the act of Congress of August 

 10, 1846, was $515,109. To this was added, ])y authority of Congress, 

 Februarys, 1867, the residuary legacy of Smitlison, savings from income 

 and other sources, to the amount of $134,«31. 



To this also have been added a bequest from James Hamilton, of 

 Pennsylvania, of $1,000; a bequest of Dr. Simeon Habel, of New Y^ork, 

 of $500; the proceeds of the sale of Virginia bonds, $51,500, and a gift 

 from Thomas G. Hodgkins, of New York, of $200,000, making in all, as 

 the permanent fund, $903,000. 



Sidtf'iiieiit of tlic receipts and expenditures from Jntij 1, 1S9_\ to June 30, 1S9S. 



KECKII'TS. 



Cash on liiibd July 1, 1892 !f47, 875. 83. 



Interest on fund July 1, 1892 $27, 090. 00 



Interest on fund .Tanuary 1. 1893 27, 090. 00 



54,180.00 



$102,055.33 



Cash from sales of publiiatioiis 556. 58 



Cash from repayments, freight, ete 3, 235. 96 



3, 792. 54 



Total receipts 105,847.87 



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