26 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1953 



Ferdinand Lammot Belin. 

 Chester Dale. 

 Paul Mellon. 



ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE 



Ferdinand Lammot Belin, chairman. 

 Duncan Phillips. 

 Chester Dale. 

 Paul Mellon. 

 David E. Finley. 



PERSONNEL 



On June 30, 1953, full-time Government employees on the staff of 

 the National Gallery of Art numbered 304, as compared with 301 

 employees as of June 30, 1952. The United States Civil Service 

 regulations govern the appointment of employees paid from appro- 

 priated public funds. 



APPROPRIATIONS 



For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953, the Congress of the United 

 States appropriated for the National Gallery of Art $1,428,050, to be 

 used for salaries and expenses in the operation and upkeep of the 

 Gallery, the protection and care of works of art acquired by the Board 

 of Trustees, and all administrative expenses incident thereto, as au- 

 thorized by section 4 (a) of Public Kesolution No. 14, 75th Congress, 

 1st session, approved March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51). This sum in- 

 cludes the regular appropriation of $1,240,550 and a supplemental 

 appropration of $187,500 for the replacement and repair of refrigera- 

 tion equipment used in connection with the air conditioning. 



From the regular appropriation the following expenditures and 

 encumbrances were incurred: 



Personal services $1» ^^^' ^^^- ^^ 



Printing and reproduction.— O' — •• ^^ 



Electricity, supplies, equipment, etc 126, 347. 59 



Unobligated balance 30. 10 



rpotai 1, 240, 550. 00 



From the supplemental appropriation the following expenditures 

 and encumbrances were incurred : 



Replacement of 3 refrigeration machines $170,398.00 



Repair of motors, etc 3- 306. 30 



Unobligated balance 13, 795. 70 



Total 187, 500. 00 



