XVI REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Exchanges : 

 Literary and scientific exchanges (in addition to |10,000 ap- 

 propriated by Congress) $2,005.80 



Total expenditures $41,142.65 



Cash on hand July 1, 1886 24,784. 17 



The Institution has received from individuals certain funds for con- 

 ducting special researches or making collections, namely : 



From M. K. Jesup, of New York, for collection of iish casts. .. $727. 00 



Of which have been expended $712.71 



For collection of building stones 2, 500. 00 



Of which have been expended 2,427.08 



3, 227. 00 3, 139. 79 



Leaving balance, July 1, 1886 87. 21 



From Jed. Hotchkiss, of Virginia, for special research on coke 1»0. 00 



Of which have been expended 112.72 



Leaving balance July 1, 1886 37. 28 



REPAYMENTS. 



The Institution, as in former years, has made temporary advances for 

 the payment of freight on Government collections, etc., the repayments 

 of which, together with the amount received from sales of the publica- 

 tions of the Institution, etc., have been deducted from the several items 

 of the foregoing expenditures, as follows : 



From cost of books $3. 45 



From exchanges 4,090.68 



From explorations »nd researches 907. 57 



Fr»m furniture 4.16 



From general printing .90 



From incidentals 140. 90 



From postage and telegraph 48. 54 



$5,196.20 



From sales of publications : 



Contributions to Knowledge 177. 90 



Miscellaneous Collections 349.64 



Reports 14.92 



542. 46 



5, 738. 66 



Exhibit of the condition of the appropriations by Congress for the Smith- 

 s»nian Institution and National Museum, July 1, 1886. 



Smithsonian Institution. 



International exchanges, 1886 

 Ethnological researches, 1885 

 Ethnological researches, 1886 , 



Balances 

 July 1, 1885. 



$1, 358. 92 



Appropria- 

 tion for 



1885-'86. 



$10, 000. 00 



40, 000. 00 



Expended 

 to June 30, 



1886. 



$10, 000. 00 



1, 358. 82 



39, 130. 87 



Balances, 

 July 1, 



1886. 



$869. 13 



