REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF 

 REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



The Executive Committee of the Board of Eegents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution respectfully submits the following report in relation to the 

 funds of the Institution, the appropriations by Congress for the National 

 Museum and other purposes, and the receipts and expenditures for the 

 Institution and the Museum, for the year ending June 30, 188G. 



Conditien of the fund July 1, 1886. 



The amount of the bequest of James Smitbsou deposited in the Treas- 

 ury of the United States, according to the act of Congress of August 

 10, 1846, was $515,169. To this was added, by authority of Congress, 

 act of February 8, 1867, the residuary legacy of Smithson and savings 

 from annual income and other sources, $131,831. To this $1,000 was 

 added by a bequest of James Hamilton, $500 by a bequest of Simeon 

 Habel, and $51,500 as the proceeds of the sale of Virginia bonds owned 

 by the Institution, making, in all, as the permanent Smithson fund in 

 the United States Treasury, $703,000. 



Statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Smithsonian Institution^ 

 July 1, 1885, to June 30, 1886. 



RECEIPTS. 



Casli ou haud July 1, 1885 |23, 746. 82 



Interest ou the fund, July 1, 1885, to July 1, 1886 42, 180.00 



,$65, 926. 82 



EXPENDITURES. 



Building : 



Repairs aud improvements |1, 526. 83 



Furniture and fixtures 1,847. 73 



3, 374. 56 



General expenses : 



Meetings of tlie Board 287.50 



Postage and telegraph 280. 06 



Stationery 433.20 



General printing, blanks, etc • 267.84 



Incidentals, gas, etc 475.28 



Books, periodicals, and binding 1,174.09 



Salaries — Secretary, clerks, and labor 19, 310. 33 



22,228.30 



Publications and researches : 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2,378.03 



Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 5, 260. 86 



Smithsonian Annual Eeport 3,971.47 



Explorations 1,724.52 



Apparatus 199. n 



13, 533. 99 



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