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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The disburseinent.s during the year amounted to $77,294.90, the 

 details of which are givani in the report of the executive committee. 

 The balance remaining to the credit of the Secretary on June 30, 1904, 

 for the expenses of the Institution was $46,648.38. A considerable 

 part of this l)alance is held against certain contingent obligations which 

 may be expected to mature as a result of various scientitic investiga- 

 tions and publications in progress. 



During the fiscal yt>ar 1904, the Institution was charged by Con- 

 gress with the disl)ursement of the following appropriations: 



International Exchanges $26, 000 



American Ethnology 40, 000 



Astrophysical Observatory 15, 000 



United States National Museum: 



Furniture and fixtures $22, 500 



Heating and lighting 18, 000 



Preservation of collections 180, 000 



Purchase of specimens 10, 000 



Postage 500 



Books 2, 000 



Rent of workshops 4, 400 



Repairs to buildings 15, 000 



Printing 17, 000 



269,400 



National Zoological Park 95, 000 



Total - 445,400 



The following «\stimates were forwarded, as iisual, to the Secretary 

 of the Treasury for carrying on the Government's interests under the 

 charge of the Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905. 

 This table shows the estimates and sums respectively appropriated: 



Ititemational Exchanges 



American Etlinology 



Astrophysical ( )bser vatory 



National Miiseuni: 



Fnrnitiirc and (ixtnres 



Heating and ligliting 



Preservation of collections 



Purcha.se of specimens 



Books 



Postage 



Bnilding repairs 



Kent of work.shops 



Sunday and night opening 



Bnilding for National Museum 



National Zoological Park 



Kcadjnstmcnt of boundaries Zoological Park 



Total 



