124 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



All the payments on account of the ifational Museum have been made 

 directly by the disbursing-ofQcer of the Department of the Interior, on 

 the presentation of vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. 



SUMMARY. 



The Executive Committee have examined six hundred and seventy- 

 six vouchers for payments made from the Smithsou income duriug the 

 year 1877, and six hundred and eight vouchers for payments made from 

 appropriations by Congress for the National Museum, making a total of 

 1,284 vouchers. All of these vouchers have the approval of the Secre- 

 tary of the Institution and the certificate that the materials and ser- 

 vices charged were applied to the purposes of the Institution. 



The Committee have also examined the account-books of the National 

 Museum, and find the balance, as before stated, of $14,852.36 to corre- 

 spond with the certificates of the disbursing-oflBcer of the Department of 

 the Interior. 



The quarterly accounts-current, bank book, check-book, and journal 

 have all been examined and found to be correct, and to show a balance 

 to the credit of the Institution on the Gth of January, 1878, in charge 

 of the Treasurer of the United States of $25,083.90, to be appropriated 

 to the current operations of the Institution. 



Respectfully submitted. 



PETER PARKER, 

 JOHN MACLEAN, 

 GEO. BANCROFT, 

 Executive Committee of the Smithsonian Institution. 



WASHiNaxoN, January 22, 1878. 



