XVIII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 



EXPENDITUKES. 



Building : 



Repairs, care, and iiiiproveiueuts ... .. .$1,576.97 



FiirulLure and fixtures 92.21 



$1,669.18 



General expenses : 



Meetings ..-. 409.40 



Postage and telegr;i,i)h 222, 00 



Btationery 269.85 



General printing 361.60 



Incidentals (fuel, gas, etc.) 1,723.77 



Library (iDOoks, periodicals, etc.; 1,029.46 



Salaries* 17,688.77 



21,704.85 



Publications and research : 



Smithsonian Contributions 3, 482.89 



Miscellaneous Collections 378.26 



Reports 815. 16 



Researches 100.00 



Apparatus r 6, 105. 60 



Explorations , - 1, 530. 00 



Museum ,,...,,,,,,,.. 70.30 ' 



12, 482. 21 



Literary and scientific exchanges 1,794. 09 



Total expenditures 37, (ioO. 33 



Balance unexpended June 30, 1890 3, 0192. 65 



The cash received from sales of publications, repayments for freight, 

 etc., is to be credited on items of expenditure, as follows : 



Meetings $14.60 



Postage and telegraph 1.92 



General printing 14.50 



Incidentals 262.03 



Salaries 971.97 



$1, 265. 02 



Smithsonian Contribixtions 115. 19 



Miscellaneous Collections 273. 72 



Reports 24.10 



— ^ 413. 01 



Apparatus , 7. 50 



Explorations 430.00 



Exchanges 1,789.98 



$3, 905. 51 



The net expenditures of the Institution for the year ending June 30, 

 1890, were, therefore, $33,744.82, or $3,905.51 less than the gross ex- 

 penditure, $37,650.33, above given. 



All moneys received by the Smithsonian Institution from interest, 

 sales, refunding of moneys temporarily advanced, or otherwise, are de- 

 posited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the Sec- 

 retary of the Institution, and all payments are made by his checks on 

 the Treasurer of the United States. 



* In addition to the above $17,683.77 paid for salaries under general expenses, 

 $1,850.04 were paid for services, viz, $1,500 from the building account, and $350.04 

 from the library account. 



