174 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1952 



The practice of maintaining savings accounts in several of the Wash- 

 ington banks and trust companies has been continued during the past 

 year, and interest on these deposits amounted to $822.31. 



In many instances, deposits are made in banks for convenience in 

 collection of checks, and later such funds are withdrawn and deposited 

 in the United States Treasury. Disbursement of funds is made by 

 check signed by the Secretary of the Institution and drawn on the 

 United States Treasury. 



The foregoing report relates only to the private funds of the Institu- 

 tion. 



The Institution gratefully acknowledges gifts from the following : 



Laura D. Barney, additional funds for the Alice Pike Barney collection of 

 paintings and pastels, etc. 



Laura Welsh Casey Estate, for addition to the Thomas Lincoln Casey fund. 



Charles Dykes Estate, for use in financial research. 



Joint Committee on Invertebrate Paleontology, through Raymond C. Moore, 

 for illustrations fund for Foraminifera. 



E. R. Fenimore Johnson, additional funds for researches in underwater photog- 

 raphy. 



E. A. Link, Link Aviation Corporation, for field expenses in historical research 

 ( marine archeology ) . 



Frank B. Noyes Estate, for use in connection with the collection of dolls placed 

 in the U. S. National Museum through the interest of Mr. and Mrs. Noyes. 



Wenner-Gren Foundation, for Graham publication fund. 



Wenner-Gren Foundation, for work on the archeology of Mexico. 



Wenner-Gren Foundation, for anthropological research. 



The following appropriations were made by Congress for the Gov- 

 ernment bureaus under the administrative charge of the Smithsonian 

 Institution for the fiscal year 1952 : 



Salaries and expenses $2,553,200.00 



National Zoological Park 620, 800. 00 



In addition, funds were transferred from other departments of the 

 Government for expenditure under the direction of the Smithsonian 

 Institution as follows: 



International Information and Educational Activities (transferred 



to the Smithsonian Institution from the State Department) $42,000.00 



Working Fund (transferred to the Smithsonian Institution by the 

 Institute of Inter-American Affairs) 45,705.00 



Working Funds, transferred from the National Park Service, In- 

 terior Department, for archeological investigations in river 

 basins throughout the United States 157, 803. 00 



The Institution also administers a trust fund for partial support of 

 the Canal Zone Biological Area, located on Barro Colorado Island in 

 the Canal Zone. 



