THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 71 



The committee submit the following estimates for appropriations 

 for the year 1856 : 



BUILDING, FURNITUEE, FIXTURES, ETC. 



Dae on contracts $6,000 00 



Repairs and miscellaneous incidentals to build- 

 ing 600 00 



Furniture, &c., for uses in common 500 00 



library 300 00 



museum 150 00 



Magnetic observatory 20 00 



$7,570 00 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Meetings of Board and committees $375 00 



Lighting and heating 1,200 00 



Postage 400 00 



Transportation and exchange 1,000 00 



Stationery 300 00 



General printing 350 00 



Apparatus 300 00 



Laboratory, fitting up 800 00 



Incidentals general 500 00 



Salaries — Secretary , 3,500 00 



Chief clerk 1,200 00 



Book-keeper 200 00 



Janitor 400 00 



Watchmen 550 00 



Laborers 450 00 



Extra clerks 200 00 



11,725 00 



PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCHES, AND LECTURES. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge $5,500 00 



Eeports on the progress of knowledge 1,000 00 



Other publications 355 00 



Meteorology 1,000 00 



Investigations, computations, and researches... 500 00 



Lectures 800 00 



9,155 00 



LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND GALLERY OF ART. 



Library : 



Cost of books $3,500 00 



Pay of assistants 2,500 00 



Transportation 300 00 



Incidentals 500 00 



Museum : 



Salary of assistant secretary 2,000 00 



Explorations 200 00 



Collections 150 00 



