508 REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Incidentals, general $883 92 



Salaries — Secretary 3,499 92 



chief clerk 1,200 00 



book-keeper 200 00 



janitor 399 96 



watchman 372 00 



laborers 636 00 



messenger 192 00 



extra clerks 109 00 



PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCHES, AND LECTURES. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 4,355 38 



Reports on progress of knowledge 75 50 



Other publications 158 20 



Meteorology 2,279 90 



Investigations, computations, and researches 142 75 



Lectures — 



Pay of lecturers 835 00 



Incidentals to lectures 29 50 



$12,859 28 



7,876 73 



LIBRARY, MUSEUM, AND GALLERT OF ART. 



Library — 



Costot books 3,692 05 



Pay of assistants 1,728 00 



Transportation 451 39 



Incidentals 152 50 



Museum — 



Salary of Assistant Secretary 1,999 92 



Explorations 158 25 



Collections 220 08 



Alcohol, glass jars, &c. 352 64 



Transportation 349 96 



Assistance and labor 327 00 



Gallery of art 100 56 



9,532 35 



3,168 90 



The committee present the following estimates of receipts and expenditures for the 

 year 1857. 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance in the hands of the treasurer January 1, 1857, (ex- 

 clusive of $5,000 belonging to extra fund) $2,164 32 



Interest on the original fund ($515,169) for 1857 30,910 14 



Interest on the extra fund invested in State stocks 7,380 00 



$40,454 46 



EXPENDITURES. 



Building, Furniture, Fixtures, §c. — 

 Repairs, additions, and miscellaneous incidentals _. 



Furniture and fixtures for uses in common 



Furniture and fixtures for library 



Purniture and fixtures for museum 



Magnetic observatory 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Meetings of Board and committees 



Lighting and heating 



Postage 



Transportation and exchange 



Stationery 



$2,210 00 



