REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 143 



The following appropriations were made by Congress for the 

 Government bureaus under the administrative charge of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the fiscal year 1933. 



Salaries and expenses $38, 644 



Gellatly Art collection 17, 500 



International exchanges 47, 529 



American ethnology 66, 640 



International Catalog of Scientific Literature 5, 650 



Astrophysical Observatory 32, 094 



National Museum: 



Maintenance and operation $148,370 



Preservation of collections 617,760 



766, 130 



National Gallery of Art 38, 220 



National Zoological Park 228,880 



Prinlingand binding 62, 422 



Total 1,303,709 



There was also an allotment of $12,500 made by the United States 

 Commission of the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration 

 for participation by the Smithsonian Institution in "A Century of 

 Progress." 



The report of the audit of the Smithsonian private funds is printed 



below: 



October 4, 1933. 

 Executive Committee, Board of Regents, 



Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 



Sirs: Pursuant to agreement we have audited the accounts of the Smithsonian 

 Inptitution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1933, and certify the balance of 

 cash on hand June 30, 1933, to be $185,308.25. 



We have verified the record of receipts and disbursements maintained by the 

 Institution and the agreement of the book balances with the bank balances. 



We have examined all the securities in the custody of the Institution and in 

 the custody of the banks and found them to agree with the book records. 



We have compared the stated income of such securities with the receipts of 

 record and found them in agreement therewith. 



We have examined all vouchers covering disbursements for account of the 

 Institution during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1933, together with the authority 

 therefor, and have compared them with the Institution's record of expenditures 

 and found them to agree. 



We have examined and verified the accounts of the Institution with each 

 trust fund. 



We found the books of account and records well and accurately kept and the 

 securities conveniently filed and securely cared for. 



All information requested by your auditors was promptly and courteously 

 furnished. 



