REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF 

 REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



The Executive Committee of the Board of Eegents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution respectfully submits the following report in relation to the 

 funds of the Institution, the appropriations by Congress for the Na- 

 tional Museum and other purposes, and the receipts and expenditures 

 for the Institution and the Museum, for the year ending June 30, 1887. 



Condition of the fund July 1, 1887. 



The amount of th:^ be(piest of James Smithson deposited in the 

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

 August 10, 1816, was $515,109. To this was added, by aiithoiity of 

 Congress, act of February 8, 1867, the residuary legacy of Smithson 

 and savings from annual income and other sources, $131,831. To this 

 $1,000 was added by a bequest of James Hamilton, $500 by a bequest 

 of Simeon Habel, and $51,500 as the proceeds of the sale of Virginia 

 bonds owned by the Institution, making in all, as the permanent Smith- 

 son fund in the United States Treasury, $703,000. 



Statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 July 1, 1886, to June 30, 1887. 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand Jnly 1, 1886* $24,784.17 



Interest on the fuud, January 1, 1887 21,090,00 



Cash from sales of publications $561.44 



Cash from repayiueuts of freight, etc 799.18 



1,360.62 



Total receipts $47,234.79 



EXPENDITUKES. 



Building: 



Repairs, care, and improvements $1, 403.34 



Furniture and fixtures 2,312.97 



$3,716.31 



* This includes the semi-annual interest, $21,090, received July 1, 1S8G. 



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