274 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Appropriation for 1895. — Preservation of collections, $4,950.88; fur- 

 niture and fixtures, $697.43; heating and lighting, $1,445.07; building 

 repairs, ^13.29; rent of workshops, etc., $52.54; total, $7,159.21. 



The amount appropriated for printing and binding for the National 

 Museum for the fiscal year covered by this report was $12,000. The 

 expenditures have been as follows : 



For Bulletins Kos. 39, 47, 48, and Special Bulletins Nos. 2 and 3, 

 $6,202.53; Proceedings (Vol. xvii), $3,179.93; Reports (extras), $28.06; 

 labels for specimens, $234.78; letter heads, i)ads, and envelopes, $610.18; 

 blank forms, $413.60; electros, $14.50; binding, $1,258.60; Congres- 

 sional Records, $20, making a total of $11,962.18, and leaving an unex- 

 pended balance of $37.82. 



