KEPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXI 



(h) Miscellaneous — Continnetl. 



Laboratory material |." 1. 28 



Books for library TaG. 11 



Stationery and drawing material XIO. 45 



Illustrations for report ()37. 08 



Office furniture 1592. 158 



Office supplies and repairs 200. 70 



Telegrams .70 



Specimens 18. 00 



$7, 570. 02 



Total expenditure 41,408.09 



Bonded railroad accounts settled by United States Treasury 50. 05 



Total expenditure North American ethnology 41, 458. 14 



Balance, July 1, 1890, to meet outstanding liabilities 12, 033. 08 



Expenditures reclassified bi/ subject-matters (B). 



Sign language and picture writing 4,440.81 



Exploration of mounds, easteru portion of United States 0,258. 33 



Researches in archaeology, southwestern portion of United 



States 9,02-^.77 



Researches, language of North American Indians 13,783.37 



Salaries, office of director ' 4,209.04 



Illustrations for report 673. 40 



Contingent expense 3,013. 71 



41,408.09 

 Bonded railroad accounts settled by United States Treasury 50. 05 



Total expenditures 41,458. 14 



SUMMARY. 

 July 1, 1889 : 



Balance on hand ^13, 491. 22 



Appropriation for North American ethnology. 1890 40, 000. 00 



53,491.22 



Expenditures 41, 458. 14 



Balance on hand July 1, 1890 12,033.08 



Which balance is deposited as follows : 



To credit of disbursing agent 2,581. 38 



In the United States Treasury 9, 451. 70 



12, 0;}3, 08 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



PRESERVATIOK OF COLLECTIONS JULY 1, 1889, TO JUNE 30, 1890. 



Appropriation by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, "for 

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

 surveyiugand exploring espoditionsof the Govc^rument, and from other 

 sources, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employes" 

 (Sundry civil act, March 2, 1889. Public 154, p. 16) 110,000.00 



