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impossible to apportion the disbursements in exact conformity to the estimates. They 

 will be found, however, approximately to agree— those for publications, &c, being 

 less, and those for library, museum, &c, more. 



On account of the additions which the Building Committee have found it necessary 

 to make to the contract, for the better security and adaptation of the building, the 

 extra fund has been reduced to $140,000, instead of $150,000, as was formerly con- 

 templated. It is probable a further reduction will be required to pay the amount 

 still due on the contract, and for other purposes connected with the building, but 

 this should not be allowed to diminish the extra fund below $125,000. 



The following table presents a general exhibit of all the receipts and expenditures 

 on account of the Smithsonian fund, from the beginning of the Institution* until the 

 1st of January, 1855 : 



• For the years 1846-1850, given in the Report of the Committee for 1850. 



