REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 567 



Statement of receipts and expenditures in 1873. 



RECEIPTS. 



From interest on $650,000, at G per cent, in 

 gold $39, 000 00 



From premium on gold, June and December, 



(15£ and 11£%) 5, 191 87 



From interest on Virginia stock, (sale of 

 coupons due January 1, 1873*) 1, 09 L 83 



Total receipts $45, 283 70 



EXPENDITURES. 



Total expenditures from the Smithson income during 1873, 



as shown by the detailed statement below 45, 110 97 



Balance unexpended, which is included in the cash 

 balance in the Treasury 172 73 



Statement of expenditures in detail from the Smithson fund for 1873. 



BUILDING. 



Eepairs of the building $3, 252 23 



Furniture and fixtures 3S0 26 



$3 ; 638 49 



GENERAL EXPENSES. 



^Meetings of the board $300 75 



Lighting the building 322 65 



Heating the building 554 38 



Postage 971 10 



Stationery 394 91 



Incidentals 757 47 



Salaries and clerk hire 12, 429 96 



Purchase of books and periodicals 411 34 



16, 142 56 



PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES. 



Smithsonian contributions, quarto $8, 706 08 



Miscellaneous collections, octavo 4, 514 46 



Reports, octavo 593 55 



*Interest on $58,700 coupons at 3 per cent $1, 7G1 00 



Deduction of one-third for West Virginia $587 00 



Deduction for State tax 73 37 



Deduction for charge of Riggs & Co.'s commission 8 80 



«G9 17 



Net amount received fcl,091 83 



