108 



EEPOET OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



StationeiT.......... 539 01 



Ireoeral printing, (circulars, labels, &c.) 270 00 



Apparatus 2 'iO 



Laboratory, (chemicals, fixtures, glass, &c) 135 26 



Incidentals, general, (hardware, tools, materialsfor 



cleaning, packing twine, general repairs, &c.) ... 1 G83 89 



Extra clerk-hire, (copying) ' 273 20 



foalaries, (becretary, chief clerk, book-keeper, mes- 

 senger, watchmen, and laborers) 6^ SOS 00 



Publications: 14,149 82 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5 651 18 



Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections ". *. 2' 113 84 



Smithsonian reports ' ' ygg qq 



Other publications " 207 51 



Meteorology ..[[[[..[] 827 oO 



Library and museum : ^' ^^^ ^^ 



Cost of books g-fj op 



Assistants in library ] 2 300 00 



Transportation for library, (freights) ' 100 00 



Museuni, salary of assistant secretary, and assist- 

 ants in museum 4 y^^ 2 , 



Incidentals for museum, (alcohol, mounting speci- 

 mens, &c.) '; 954 19 



Transportation for museum, (freights) 500 00 



Gallery of art, (engravings, frames, &c.) 198 00 



: 8,438 12 



71,237 74 



The foregoing statement shows the expenditure during the year, and the bal- 



TaZ Zfn\'^ T , VY '''"'"''"• ^^^' '''''i'^'' however: did not actually 

 conje into the hands of the treasurer in full from the government until the 11th 

 of January, 1 866, although credited for 1865 

 o.^thp q'^fr'"" ""'? ^^^^'^^<^^^^on of the Solicitor of the Treasury, the interest 



ot Januaiy, 1866, was paid by the Secretary of the Treasury in coin, which, 

 being sold at the current prices, yielded the following sums, viz: 

 1865. 



April 28. Sale of 815,455 07, at 48f, yielded $7, 534 34 



Less brokerage and United States tax. . . 61 64 



Aug. 8. Sale of $15,455 07, at 43i, yielded 6, 722 96 ^^' ^^^ "^^ 



Less brokerage and United States tax... ' 60 82 



1866. ^'^^^ 14 



Jan. 31. Sale of $15,455 07, at 40i, yielded 6, 259 30 



Less brokerage and United States tax. .. 60 35 



6, 198 95 



• 20,333 79 



