REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 5 



Smithsonian Scientific Series : Mrs. Martha W. Bacon. Mr. Edward S. 

 Harkness, Mr. Clarence H. Mackay, the Radio Corporation of America, and 

 Mr. Samuel Rea. 



Freer Gallery of Art. — The invested funds of the Freer bequest 

 are classified as follows: 



Court and grounds fund $278,825.50 



Court and grounds, maintenance fund 69,683.75 



Curator's fund 278, 825. 50 



Residuary legacy 2,676,232.75 



Sinking fund 222,658.75 



Total _.. 3, 526. 226. 25 



The practice of depositing on time, in local trust companies and 

 banks, such revenues as may be spared temporarily has been con- 

 tinued during the past year, and interest on these deposits has 

 amounted to $1,610.15. The income during the year for current ex- 

 penses, consisting of interest on permanent investments and other 

 miscellaneous sources, amounted to $62,507.06; revenues and prin- 

 cipal of funds for specific purposes, except the Freer bequest, 

 amounted to $148,252.88; revenues on account of Freer bequest 

 amounted to $231,073.64— aggregating $441,833.58. 



The di.sbursoments, described more fully in the annual report of 

 the executive committee, were classed as follows: General objects of 

 the Institution, $59,921.20; for specific purposes (except the Freer 

 bequest), $128,334.53; and expenditures pertaining to the Charles L. 

 Freer bequest, $184,190.26. The balance on hand on June 30, 1925, 

 was $171,952.75. 



The following appropriations were made by Congress for the 

 Government bureaus under the administrative charge of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the fiscal year 1925 : 



International exchanges $49, 550. 00 



American ethnology 57, 160. 00 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 8,861.66 



Astrophysical Observatory 21, 580. 00 



Additional assistant .secretary 6,000.00 



Additional fire protection 8,500.00 



National Museum : 



Furniture and fixtures $21,800.00 



Heating and lighting 77,500.00 



Preservation of collections 434,482.00 



Building repairs 11,000.00 



Books 2, 000. 00 



Postage 450. 00 



547, 292. 00 



National Gallery of Art 20,158.00 



National Zoological Park 151,487.00 



Printing and binding 90,000.00 



Total 960, 588. 66 



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