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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



The expenditures actually made from the appropriations for 1900 

 up to the end of that fiscal year aggregated $224:, 912. 42, leaving a 

 balance of $13,627.58 to meet outstanding liabilities. During the 

 same year $12,284.88 were disbursed from the balance ($12,629.63) of 

 the appropriation for 1899 remaining- on July 1, 1899. 



The following tables show the expenditures during- 1899-1900 from 

 the appropriations for the past two 3'ears and the balances on hand on 

 June 30, 1900: 



Appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900. 



Object. 



Appropria- 

 tions. 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



Balance on 



hand June 



30, 1900. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fixtures (including $10,000 for furnishing new 



galleries) 



Heating, lighting, and electrical service ,. . . 



Books , 



Postage 



Building repairs 



Kent of workshops . . . 

 Printing and binding 



Total 



1170,000 



25,000 

 14,000 

 2,000 

 500 

 6,000 

 4,040 

 17,000 



SIGO, 866. 18 



24,424.76 

 13, 438. 04 

 1,121.28 

 500.00 

 5, 748. 93 

 4, 039. 92 

 14, 773. 31 



238, 540 



224,912.42 



9, 133. 82 



575. 24 

 561.96 

 878. 72 



251.07 



.08 



2, 226. 69 



13,627.58 



Disbursements from unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 



30, 1899. 



Object. 



Balance 



June 30, 



1899. 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



Balance 



June 30, 



1900. 



Preservation of collections ■ 14, 661. 94 



Furniture and fixtures 995. 28 



Heating and lighting 1 , 780. 02 



Books 699.57 



Building repairs 81. 08 



Galleries I 4, 301. 66 



Eent of workshops j 110. 08 



Total I 12, 629. 63 



$4, 660. 41 



993. 93 



1, 780. 01 



674. 49 



80.17 



4,095.87 



12,284.88 



«1.53 



1.35 



.01 



25.08 



.91 



205. 79 



110. 08 



344. 75 



Disbursements to the extent of $88 were also made on account of 

 preservation of collections for 1897-98, leaving a balance under that 

 item on June 30, 1900, of $9.28. Other balances remaining from the 

 appropriations for the same year, all of which now revert to the sur- 

 plus fund of the Treasury, are as follows: Furniture and fixtures, $1. 23; 

 heating- and lighting, $5.49; building repairs, $4.53; galleries, $8.87; 

 rebuilding sheds. $0.78. 



The appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1901, are as follows: 



Preservation of collections $180, 000 



Furniture and fixtures (including $2,500 for furnishing a new lecture hall).. 17, 500 

 Heating, lighting, and electrical service (including |3,500 for electrical in- 

 stallation) 17, 500 



Postage 500 



