76 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Exchanges. 



Literary aud scientific exchanges through agencies- in 



Loudon, Paris, Leipsic, Amsterdam, tStockholm, &c... $5,870 32 



Museum. 



Salaries, preservation of collections, &c., paid from the 

 Smithsonian income in addition to the sums drawn from 

 the appropriations by Congress 5, 034 07 



Total expenditure from the Smithsou fund in 1872, 



as given above 45, 420 11 



During the past year the Institution has advanced money for the 

 payment of freight on specimens, the purchase of apparatus for Govern- 

 ment expeditions, &c., the repayments of which, together with the amount 

 received for sales of publications and old material, have been deducted 

 from the several items of the foregoing expenditures, as follows: 



From museum, for repayments for freight $610 03 



From exchanges, for repayments for freight 402 81 



From apparatus, for instruments for expeditions 1, 306 23 



From lectures, for advance for scientific course 382 20 



From Smithsonian Contributions and Miscellaneous Collec- 

 tions, for copies sold 307 36 



From building and incidentals, for sale of old material 44 68 



Total repayments and miscellaneous credits in 1872. . 3, 113 "31 



The estimates for the ye^r 1873 are as follows : 



ESTIMATES. 



Receipts. 



From interest on the permanent fund, in gold, to be re- 

 ceived June 30, 1873 $19, 500 00 



To be received December 31, 1873 19, 500 00 



Probable premium on gold at 10 per cent 3, 900 00 



From interest on Virginia stock 1, 700 00 



Total receipts 44, 600 00 



Appropriations. 



For building $3, 000 00 



For general expenses 13, 000 00 



For publications and researches 20, 000 00 



For exchanges 7, 000 00 



For contingencies , 1, 600 00 



44,600 OQ 



