REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE 

 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTI- 

 TUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1930 



To the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 



Your executive conimittee respectfully submits the followitip: report 

 in relation to the funds of the Smithsonian Institution to<;ether with 

 a statement of the appropriations by Cong^ress for the Government 

 bureaus in the administrative charge of the Institution. 



SMITHSONIAN ENDOWMENT FUND 



The original bequest of James Smithfion was £101,900 8 shillings 

 6 pence — $508,318.46. Refunds of money expended in prose- 

 cution of the claim, freights, insurance, etc., together with 

 payment into the fund of the sum of £5,015 which had been 

 withheld during the lifetime of Madame do la Batut, brought 

 the fund to the amount of _ $550, 000. 00 



Since the original bequest the Institution has received gifts from 

 various .sources, chiefly in the years prior to 1893, the income 

 from which maj' be used for the general work of the Institution 

 to the amount of 260, 602. 39 



Total capital gain from investment of savings from income 207, 790. 1 1 



Total capital gain from sale of securities, stock dividends, etc 15, 391. 35 



Total endowment for general purposes as 



per last report $1, 022, 385. 75 



Capital gain from gifts during year ended June 



30, 1930 1,418.00 



Capital gain from stock dividends, sale of securi- 

 ties, etc - 828. 57 



Capital gain from sale of Smithsonian Scientific 



Series' 9, 157. 53 



Present total endowment for general pur- 

 poses. 1,033,780.85 1,033,789.85 



> Approximately $7,000 income from salos of Smithsonian Sciontiflc Series not yet Invested will appear 

 In next report. 



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