APPENDIX VIII. 



Finance, Property, Supplies, and Accounts, 

 appropriations for the fiscal year ending june 30,1896. 



For continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collec- 

 tions from surveying and-exploring expeditions of the Government and 

 from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all employees . $143, 225 



For cases, furniture, fixtures, and appliances required for the exhibition 

 and safekeeping of the collections of the National Museum, including 

 salaries or compensation of all necessary employees 12, 500 



For expense of heating, lighting, electrical, telegraphic, and telephonic 

 service for the National Museum ... 13, 000 



For postage stamps and foreign postal cards for the National Museum . _ 500 



For repairs to buildings, sho])s,and sheds, National Miiseum, including 

 all necessary labor and material . 4, 000 



For rent of workshops for the National Museum 900 



For the Smithsonian Institution, for printing labels and blanks and for 

 the Bulletins and annual volumes of the Proceedings of the National 

 Museum, and binding scientific books and pamphlets presented to and 

 acquired by the National Museum library 12, 000 



For expense of constriicting four additional fire plugs in the Smithsonian 

 grounds for the better protection of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 National Museum, and Astro-Physical Observatory, and the purchase 

 of necessary fire hose 800 



FUNDS TO THE CREDIT OF THE MUSEUM JULY 1, 1895. 



Appropriation for 1894 (balance), $236.12; approi)riation for 1895 

 (balance), 17,159.21; appropriation for 189G, 1186,925.00; making a 

 total of 1194,320.33. This amount was divided as follows: 



Preservation of collections: 



1894 $235.27 



1895..-- 4,950.88 



1896 -- 143,225.00 



§148,411.15 



Furniture and fixtures: 



1894 .09 



1895 697.43 



1896 _-- 12,500.00 



13, 197. 52 



Heating and lighting: 



1894 76 



1895 1 , 445. 07 



1896 13.000.00 



- 14, 445. 83 



Building repairs: 



1895 - 13.29 



1896 4,000.00 



4, 013. 29 



Rent of workshops: 



1895 -.- 52.54 



1896 - 900.00 



952. 54 



Fire protection, 1896- . - 800. 00 



Postage, 1896 500.00 



Printing and binding, 1896 -.- 12,000.00 



Total - - 194,320.33 



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