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REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1901. 



preservation of collections, an increase of |9,000 for repairs to build- 

 ings, and a separate appropriation of $10,000 for the purchase of 

 specimens. The appropriation for furniture and fixtures included 



$2,1 for furnishing a lecture hall, and that for heating-, lighting-, 



and electrical service $8,500 for beginning the installation of an 

 electric-lighting system. 



The expenditures from the appropriations for L900-1901 amounted 

 to $246,824.67 up to the close of the year, leaving a balance of 

 $16,715.33 to meet outstanding liabilities. During the same year 

 $1 1,026.06 were disbursed from the balance of $1 L,400.81 of the appro- 

 priations tor L899 L900on hand June HO, 1.900. 



The following tables show the expenditures during the year L900- 

 L901 under each item of the appropriations for the past two years: 



Appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal nun- ending June 30, 1901. 



Object. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fixtures (including 12,500 for furnishing a 



lecture room) 



Heating, lighting, and electrical service, and installation of 



electric lighting system 



Books 



Postage 



Building repairs 



Rent of workshops 



Purchase of specimens 



Printing and binding ; 



Total 



Amounts 

 appropriated. 



$1 SO, 000. 00 



17,500.00 



2,000.00 



.00 



L5..000.00 

 1, 040. CO 



10,000.00 



17,000.00 



263, 540. 00 



Amounts 

 expended. 



1173, 492. 08 

 15, 403. 77 



15,611.91 



1,141.96 



500.00 



14, 115. 07 

 4,039.92 

 6,941.44 



15,578.52 



Balances 



on hand 



June 30, 



L901. 



$6, 507. 92 

 2,096.23 



1,888.09 

 858. 04 



884.93 



3, 058. 50 

 1. 121.48 



246,824.67 , 16.715.33 



irsements during 1901 from th£ unexpended balances of appropriations for tin' fiscal, 

 year ending June SO, 1900. 



From the appropriations for the year ending dune 30, 1899, dis- 

 bursements were made under the item for the purchase of books to 

 the amount of $17.25, leaving a balance of $7.83; and under the item 

 for the erection of galleries to the amount of $205.12, leaving a balance 

 of 67 cents. Other balances remaining from the appropriations for 

 the same year, which revert to the surplus fund of the Treasury, are 



