REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXIII 



Miscellaneons — Contiuuecl. 



Publications $399. 36 



Specimens 3. 00 



Miscellaneous 310. 84 



$7, 513. Ti; 



$44, 498. 77 



Balance July 1, 1893 10,509.29 



Expenditures reclassified by subject-matter: 



Sign language and picture writing i $4, 408. 65 



Exploration of mounds 2, 401. 80 



Researches in arclueology 12, 280. 59 



Researclies, language of North American Indians 13, 015. 59 



Salaries in office of Director .' 7,398.32 



Illustrations for reports 2, 196. 34 



Researches among Pueblos 1, 621. 77 



Contingent expenses 1, 175. 71 



Total expenditures North Auericau etliuology $44, 498. 77 



Balance July 1. 1893 10, 509. 29 



Stdnmari/. 



July 1, 1892. Balance on hand $15, 008. 06 



Api)r()priation for North American ethnology 40, 000. 00 



55, 008. 06 

 Expended 44, 498. 77 



Balance J iily 1, 1893 10, 509. 29 



NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Preservation ob' Collections, .Ii ly 1, 1X92. ro June 30, 1893. 



lieceijiix. 



Appropriation by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, "for continuing 

 the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections from the surveying and 

 exploring expeditions of the Government, and from other sources, including salaries 

 or compensation of all necessary employes : " 



Sundry civil act, August 5, 1892 $132, 500. 00 



Deficiency act, March 3, 1893 2, 000. 00 



134,500.00 



Expenditures. 

 Salaries or comj)ensation: 



DIRECTION. 



1 Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in 



charge of U. S. National Museum, 12 months, at $333. 33 $3, 999. 96 



SCIEMTIFIC STAFF 



1 curator (in charge), 12 months, at $225 $2, 700. 00 



3 curators, 12 months, at $200 7, 200. 00 



1 curator, 12 months, at $175 2, 100. 00 



1 curator, 12 months, at $100 1.200.00 



