REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 121 

 PUBLICATIONS, EESEARCHES. 



Smithsonian Contributions $6, 412 40 



Miscellaneous collections 2, 205 81 



Annual report 994 09 



Meteorology and researches 985 43 



Apparatua 1, 40G 14 



Laboratory G3 38 



Explorations 879 50 



12,940 81 



Literary and scientific international exchanges 9, 790 73 



Gallery ofart 1,710 83 



Museum 421 23 



Total $44, 952 90 



REPAYMENTS. 



The Institution, as heretofore, has made temporary advances during 

 the year for the payment of freight on government collections, &c., the 

 repayment of which, together with the amount received from sales ot 

 publications of the Institution, have been deducted from the several 

 items of expenditure for the year, as follows, viz : 



From exchanges, repayments for freight $439 65 



From postage, repayments 7 42 



From publications, sales 484 30 



From National Museum, repayments 427 34 



From electrotypes of wood-cuts 87 50 



Total $1,440 21 



ESTIMATES. 



The following are the estimates of receipts and appropriations for the 

 year 1878 : 



Estimated receipts. 



Interest on the permanent fund receivable July 1, 1878, and 



January 1, 1879, in gold $39, 000 00 



Interest on the Hamilton fund for the year 1878, in gold . . GO 00 



Probable premium on gold, 2 per cent 781 20 



Sale of Virginia coupons due January 1, 1878, and July 1, 



1878 2, 5C0 00 



$42,341 20 



