XXX EEPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



General expenses — Continued. 



Postage, telephone, and telegraph S3. 46 



Special services 105. 00 



Stationery, books, etci 298.80 



Travel, field expenses, etc 1,596.96 



Total disbursements .$4. 166. 13 



Balance July 1. 1906. to meet outstanding liabilities 32.39 



ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 1904. 



Balance July 1, 1905, as per last report $33.02 



Balance carried, under provisions of Revised Statutes, section 3090, by the 

 Treasury Department to the credit of the surplus fund June 30, 1906. 



PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, NATIONAL MUSEUM. 1906. 

 RECEIPTS. 



Apin-opriation by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906 : 

 " P'or continuing the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the 

 collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the 

 (Government, and from other sources, including salaries or com- 

 pensation of all necessary employees, and all other necessary ex- 

 penses, $180,000, of which sum $5,500 may be used for necessary 

 drawings and illustrations for publications of the National Mu- 

 seum " (sundry civil act of Mar. 3. 1905) $180,000.00 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Salaries or compensation $163, 002. 81 



Special services 1,199.01 



Total salaries and services $1(')4. 201. 82 



Miscellaneous : 



Drawings and illustrations 1,991.98 



Freight and cartage 1, .349. 78 



Specimens 886.99 



Stationery 1,532.62 



Supplies 5,003.71 



Traveling expenses 874.40 



Total miscellaneous 11,639.48 



Total disbursements 175. 841. 30 



Balance July 1, 1906, to meet outstanding liabilities 4, 158. 70 



Aualij'Sis of (lishiirxciiiciifs for salaries or compensation. 



Scientific and administrative staff : 



1 assistant secretary, at .$258.33 $3,099.96 



1 administrative assistant, at $291.66 .3.499.92 



3 head curators, at $291.66 10,499. 76 



1 associate curator, at $200 2,400.00 



2 curators, at $200 4, 800. 00 



