EEPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 5 



With the balance of $24,592.01 on July 1, 1907, the total resources 

 for the fiscal year amounted to $87,964.97. The disbursements, which 

 are given in detail in the annual report of the executive committee, 

 amounted to $69,198.56, leaving a balance of $18,766.41 on deposit 

 June 30, 1908, in the United States Treasury. 



The Institution was charged by Congress with the disbursement of 

 the following appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1908 : 



International Exchanges $32, 000 



American Ethnology 40,000 



Astrophysical Observatory 13, 000 



National Museum : 



Furniture and fixtures 20, 000 



Heating and lighting 18,000 



Preservation of collections 190,000 



Books 2,000 



Postage 500 



Rent of woi'kshops 4,580 



Building repairs 15, 000 



National Zoological Park 110,000 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 5, 000 



Protection and excavation, ruin of Casa Grande, Arizona 3, 000 



New building for National Museum 1,250,000 



Total 1, 703, 080 



EstiTTiates. — The estimates forwarded to Congress in behalf of the 

 Government branches of the Institution and the appropriations based 

 thereon for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, are as follows : 



International Exchanges 



American Ethnology 



Reimbursement of Bell & Co 



Astrophysical Observatory 



National Museum: 



Furniture and fixtures 



Heating and lighting 



Preservation of collections 



Books 



Postage 



Rent of workshops 



Building repairs 



National gallery of Art 



National Zoological Park 



Readjustment of boundaries 



International Catalogue of Scientific Literature 



Total 



"Owing to delay in completion of the new National Museum building the request was 

 made before the Appropriations Comtnittee that $50,000 be appropriated under this item, 

 which was done. 



