THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



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Statement in relation to the expenditures of the Smithsonian Institution during 



the year 1853. 



BUILDING, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, ETC. 



Pay on contracts 



Pay of arcliitects, superintendents, &c. 



Magnetic observatory 



Expenses of building committee 



Miscellaneous, incidental to building. . . 

 Furniture, &c., for uses in common.. . . 

 Furniture for library 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Expenses of Board of Regents . 



Lighting and heating 



Postage 



Transportation 



Stationery 



General printing 



Apparatus 



Incidentals general 



Watchman. 



Salaries oreneral 



PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCHES, AND LECTURES. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 



Reports on progress of knowledge 



Other publications 



Meteorology 



Fay of lecturers 



Illustrations and apparatus for lectures. . . 

 Attendance and lighting lectures, &c 



LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND GALLERY OF ART. 



Cost of books 



Stereotyping and printing 



Incidentals to library 



Salaries, librtiry 



Explorations, museum 



Expense of collections, museum. 



Incidentals, museum 



Salaries, museum 



Total expenditures in 1853. 



$25,500 00 



1,580 70 



1,578 28 



77 00 



184 84 



354 05 



117 11 



195 00 



646 47 



364 28 



1,913 19 



6 50 



894 19 



203 50 



*3,352 42 



367 00 



4,099 92 



8,160 04 

 139 29 

 1,116 58 

 2,346 51 

 783 00 

 661 84 

 445 40 



841 75 



1,318 42 



1,581 02 



2,499 96 



250 00 



240 04 



229 71 



1,999 92 



$29,391 98 



12,042 4- 



13,652 66 



8,960 82 



64,047 93 



* Including $948 34, charged for interest on over-drafts during the year. 



The following is a general view of the receipts and expenditures for 

 the year 1853 : 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance in the treasury, as per last report 



Interest on the original fund for the year 1853 



Interest on the extra fund for the year 1853 



EXPENDITURES, exclusive of building 



For items common to the objects of the Institution . . 



For publications, researches, and lectures 



For library, museum, and gallery of art 



Balance in the treasury 



$250 49 

 30,910 14 

 10,440 00 



$41,600 63 



12,042 47 

 13,652 66 



8,960 82 

 6,944 68 



41,600 63 



