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the same terms a.s the original beqiie.st. l>y tlie suiiie act the Regents 

 were authorized to add to the Sinithsoiiian I'luid'siieh other sum as they 

 might see tit to deposit, not exceeding, with the original bequest, the 

 sum of $1,000,000. 



The original bequest and the sums since added are therefore as follows: 



Bequest of Sinitbsoi), 18(6 .$51;"), 169. 00 



Kesiiluai-y legacy of Smi Uisou, ld67 26, 210. 63 



Deposits from saviu^s of income, etc. , 1867 108, 620. 37 



Bequest of James Hamilton, 1874 1,000.00 



Bequest of Simeon Habel, 1880 500. 00 



Deposit from proceeds of sale of bonds, 1881 51 , .500. 00 



Total permanent Smitbsonian fnud in the Treasury of the United 

 States, bearing interest at 6 per cent, per annum 703, 000. 00 



At the beginning of the fiscal year the balance on hand of the income 

 from the fund was $1,423.14. The interest paid semi annually Jidy 1, 

 1887, and January 1, 1888, was $42,180. 



To this was added from sales of publications and miscellaneous sources 

 $752.8(1, making a total available amount for carrying on the operations 

 of the Institution of $44,350; totalexpenditures for theyear, $39,540.77; 

 leaving a balance July 1, 1888, of $4,809.23. 



It is proper in this connection to state that the Institution is charged 

 by Congress with the care and disbursement of sundry a[)propriations, 

 those for the past year being as follows : 



For international exchanges $12, 000 



For ethnological researches 40, 000 



For preservation of Government ard otber collections in natural history, 



ethnology, etc., in the National Museum 116, 000 



For furniture and tixtures for the National Museum 40, 000 



For heating, lighting, and electrical service for the Museum 12. 000 



The vouchers for all the expenditures frou) these appropriations as 

 well as those from tlie Smithsonian income are carefully examined and 

 passed upon by the Executive Committee of the IJoard of llegents, with 

 one exception — tliose for ethnological researches. 



The disbursentent of this ai)proi)riation from its commencement has 

 been made under the direction of jNIaj. ,1. W. Powell, who has been in 

 charge of the lUireau of I'^thnology. 



The necessity of greatly increased api)ropriations for the proi)er con- 

 duct of tLe interests committed by Congress to the care of the Insti- 

 tution is daily more manifest, and has been made known in thcstiongest 

 terms to the National Legislature. 



The estimates prepared to be submitted for the flscal year ending 

 June 30, 1889, are as follows : 



International exchanges $'~~, 500 



Ethnological research(\s 50,000 



Preservation of collections 150, 000 



Furniture and fixtures 40,000 



Heating, lighting, etc 12,000 



279, 500 



