156 ANNUAL. REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1930 



Freer bequest, current accounts: 



Court and grounds fund $20, 213. 69 



Court and grounds maintenance fund 5, 629. 15 



Curator fund 14, 971. 67 



Residuarj' estate fund _. 66, 830. 47 



$107, 644, 98 



Springer fund, current account 394. 21 



Walcott fund, current account 1, 140. 42 



Younger fund, current account 217. 50 



Miscellaneous accounts held by the Institution for the most 

 part for specific use 140, 190. 53 



Total.. 7, 221,099. 54 



All payments are made by check, signed by the secretar}^ of the 

 Institution, on the Treasurer of the United States, and all revenues 

 are deposited to the credit of the same account. In many instances 

 deposits are placed in bank for convenience of collection and later 

 are withdrawn in round amounts and deposited in the Treasury. 



The practice of investing temporarily idle funds in time deposits has 

 proven satisfactory. During the year the interest derived from this 

 source has resulted in a total of $8,103.31. 



The foregoing report relates only to the private funds of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, The following is a statement of the congressional 

 appropriations for the past 10 years, for the support of the several 

 governmental branches under the administrative control of the Insti- 

 tution, and of appropriations for other special purposes during that 

 period. 



