582 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



FIKST NATIONAL BANK DEPOSIT. 



At the time of the suspension of the First National Bank, of Wash- 

 ington, (19th September, 1873,) in which the current funds had been 

 deposited by direction of the board, there were $8,224.87 to the credit 

 of the Institution. The following dividends have been received on this 

 deposit : 



1. 11 Nov., 1873, 30 per cent $2, 467 46 



2. 7 April, 1874, 20 per cent 1,644 97 



3. 5 May, 1875, 10 per cent 822 48 



4. 27 Dec, 1875, 15 per cent 1, 233 73 



75 6,168 64 



Leaving a balance still due of 2, 056 23 



8, 224 87 



STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL FROM THE 

 SMITHSON INCOME, 1875. 



Building. 



Repairs and improvements $1, 802 94 



Furniture and fixtures 412 17 



$2, 215 11 



General expenses. 



Meetings of the board $227 25 



Lighting the buildiDg .♦. 792 25 



Heating the buildiug 953 30 



Postage 366 25 



Stationery . . ... 413 56 



Incidentals, ice, brushes, insurance, soap, tele- 

 grams, &c 836 08 



Salaries and clerk-hire 13, 161 50 



Purchase of books and periodicals 203 37 



16,953 56 



Publications, researches, &c. 



Smithsonian Contributions 12,518 31 



Miscellaneous collections 288 45 



Annual report, (illustrations and translations) 1, 453 26 



Meteorology and researches 1, 432 72 



Apparatus .- 235 60 



Laboratory 41 72 



Lectures 400 00 



16, 370 06 



