EPORT OF THE EXECUTIYE COMMITTEE OF THE 

 HOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMTrHSONIAN INSTI- 

 TUTION 



For the Year Ending June '^0, IVHJl, 



To the Board of Regents of the Sin/'thso/i/a/i Listitution: 



Your Executive Committee respectfull}^ submits the following report 

 in relation to the funds of the Institution, the appropriations b}^ Con- 

 gress, and the receipts and expenditures for the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, the U. S. National Museum, the International Exchanges, the 

 Rui-eau of Ethnology, the National Zoological Park, and the Astro- 

 physical Observatory for the year ending June ;^)0, lilOl, and balances 

 of former 3 eai's: 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Coml'tt'ton of the FumlJahj 1, 1001. 



The amount of the bequest of James Smithson deposited in the 

 Treasury of the United States, according to act of Congress of August 

 10, 1846, was $515,169, To this was added by authority of Congress 

 Februaiy 8, 186T, the residuary legacy of Smithson, savings from 

 income and other sources, to the amount of $134,831. 



To this also have been added a bequest from James Hamilton, of 

 Pennsylvania, of $1,000; a bequest of Dr. Simeon Habel, of New York, 

 of $500; the proceeds of the sale of Virginia bonds, $51,500; a gift 

 from Thomas G. Hodgkins, of New York, of $200,000 and $8,000, 

 being a portion of the residuary legacy of Tiiomas G, Hodgkins, and 

 $1,000, the accumulated interest on-the Hamilton bequest, making in 

 all, as the permanent fund, $912,000. 



The Institution also holds the additional sum of $42,000, received 

 upon the death of Thomas G. Hodgkins, in registered West Shore 

 Railroad 4 per cent bonds, which were, by order of this committee, 

 under date of May 18, 1894, placed in the hands of the Secretary of 

 the Institution, to be held ])v him subject to the conditions of said 

 order. 



