132 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The quarterly accouuts-curreut, bank-book, cbeck-book, and journal 

 of the lustitutioa liave been examiued aud found to be correct, and show 

 a balance to the credit of the Institution on the 8th of January, 1879, in 

 the hands of the Treasurer of the United States, of $19,032.57, available 

 for the current oj)erations of the Institution. 

 Kespectfully submitted. 



PETER PAEKER, 

 W. T. SHERMAlSr, 

 Executive Committee^ Smithsonian Institution. 

 Washington, January 13, 1879. 



