XXXII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Apirropriationa committed by Vongress to the care of the Institution. 



International exchanges : 



From balance of last year, July 1, 1889 $21. 80 



Appropriation for 188y-'90 15,000,00 



Total 115,021.80 



North American ethnology: 



From balance of last year, Jnly 1, 1889 !|13,491.22 



Appropriation for 1889-'90 40, 000. 00 



Total. ...^ 53.491.22 



Preservation of collections : 



From balance of 1887-'88, July 1, 1889 $42. 69 



From balance of 1888-'89, July 1, 1889 4, 198. 34 



From appropriation for 1889-'90 140, 000. €0 



Total - 144,241,03 



Furniture and fixtures : 



From balance of 1887-'88, July I, l'-89... $18.71 



From balancf. of 1888-'89, July 1, 1889 2, 823. 22 



From appropriation for 1889-'90 30, 000. 00 



Total 32.841.93 



Heating, lighting, etc.: 



From balance of 18-i7-'88, July 1, 1889 $3.70 



From balance of 1888-'89, July 1, 18S9 1,089.33 



From appropriation for 18&9-'90 12, 000. 00 



Total 13,093.03 



Postage : 



From appropriation for 1889-'90 1,000.00 



Printing : 



From appropriation for 1889-90 10, 745. 16 



National Zoological Park : 



From appropriation of April 30, 1890 92, 000. 00 



$362,434.17 



Grand total 454,277.15 



The committee has examined the vouchers for payments made from 

 the Smithsonian income during the year ending June 30, 1890, all of 

 which bear the approval of the Secretary of the Institution, or, in his 

 absence, of the Assistant Secretary as acting Secretary, and a certificate 

 that the materials and services charged were applied to the purposes 

 of the Institution. 



The committee has also examined the accounts of the "Interna- 

 tional Exchanges," and of the "National Museum," and of the " National 

 Zoological Park," and finds that the balances above given correspond 

 with the certificates of the disbursing clerk of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, whose appointment as such disbursing officer was accepted and 

 his bonds approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. 



The quarterly accounts current, the vouchers, and journals have been 

 examined and found correct. 



The abstracts of expenditures and balance sheets under the appropri- 

 ation for "North American Ethnology" have been exhibited to usj the 



