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given last year at $48,000, has fallen, during 1871, to $35,500, on account 

 of the uncertain policy of the State. 



The balance at the beginning of the year 1872, viz, $21,315.02, is 

 very nearly the same as that at the beginning of the year 1871, which 

 was $21,477.81. This balance is not invested as a part of the perma- 

 nent fund, because it is required in order to pay cash for bills as they 

 become due, and previous to receiving the semi-annual income. 



Statement of receipts from the Smithson fund for 1871. 



Interest on $650,000, at 6 per cent, in gold $39, 000 00 



Premium on gold, June and December, 12f and 8£ 4, 192 50 



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Total receipts 43, 192 50 



Statement of expenditures from the Smitlison fund for 1871. 



BUILDING. 



Eeconstruction of parts destroyed by fire, and 



repairs $8, 827 12 



Furniture and fixtures 205 29 



$9,032 41 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



Meetings of the board $127 12 



Lighting the building 267 15 



Heating the building 79 69 



Postage 448 76 



Stationery 452 55 



Incidentals 354 75 



Salaries and clerk hire 9, 572 62 



11,302 64 



PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES. 



Smithsonian Contributions, quarto $9, 753 68 



Miscellaneous collections, octavo 608 12 



Eeports, octavo 739 48 



Meteorology, computations, rain-gauges, &c. . . 2, 000 55 



Apparatus for researches 744 03 



Explorations, natural history, and archaeology . 1, 301 07 



Lectures 2S5 00 



15,431 93 



MUSEUM, LIBRARY, AND EXCHANGES. 



Museum, in addition to the sum drawn from the 

 appropriation by Congress, ($4,976) $8, 132 95 



