REPOET OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 75 



The balauce at the beginning of the year, $17,811.30, as given in the 

 foregoing statement as a i^art of the Smithsou liiud, has not been invested 

 because it is required to pay bills as they become due, previous to receiv- 

 ing the semi-annual income at the end of June, 187o, or, in other words, 

 to support the Institution during the accumulation of the first half 

 year's semi-annual interest. 



STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM THE SMITHSON FUND FOE 1872. 



Interest on $050,000, at G per cent, in gold $39, 000 00 



Premium on gold June and December, (13| and llf|) ..... 4, 911 55 

 Interest on Virginia stock, less commissions 3, 004 90 



Total receipts 40, 910 45 



Total expenditures from the Smithsou income during 1872, 

 as shown by the detailed statement given below 45, 420 11 



$8,298 22 



Balance unexpended 1, 496 34 



The above balance is added to the uninvested savings from previous 

 years, viz, $16,315.02, making the $17,811.36 found in the preceding 

 general statement of the condition of the funds. 



EXPENDITURES FEOM THE SMITHSON FUND FOE 1872. 



Building. 



Eeconstruction and repairs $6, 672 35 



Furniture and fixtures 1, 625 87 



General expenses. 



Meetings of the board 



Lighting the building, exclusive of Museum . 

 Heating the building, exclusive of Museum. 



Postage, exclusive of Museum 



Stationery, exclusive of Museum 



Incidentals, exclusive of Museum 



Salaries, clerk-hire, and labor 11, 153 83 



Publications and researches. 



Smithsonian Contributions, quarto $6, 394 17 



Miscellaneous Collections, octavo 1, 661 99 



Annual reports, octavo 527 50 



Meteorology 



Apparatus 



Laboratory 



Lectures 



13,668 97 



