REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXXII 
PURCHASE OF THE CAPRON COLLECTION OF JAPANESE WORKS OF ART. 
Appropriation by Congress ‘for the purchase of ‘the Capron collection of 
Japanese works of art,’ now on temporary deposit in the National Mu- 
seum, at Washington, District of Columbia” (sundry civil act, March 
0 LETT. S13 Re es a rege or gn #10, 000. 00 
Payment of above direct to the heirs of Horace Capron by the Treasury 
[DROWN te case 22.556 shoD ese oc SerHeooes Can. 465 Soon nUSacUBESn as Sroe 10, 000, 00 
OTHER MUSEUM APPROPRIATIONS, 
PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, 1888-’89. 
Ealance, July 1, 1890; ad per last annual report: ----: 2... -2---5-- -=-+---- $15.18 
Expenditures from July 1, 1890, to July 1, 1891: 
SOU OR see sone alec oe Sos e Se SoS So Saw cleas sess seek $13. 00 
Bree Mr tans Ste haere nao. ann clente a aists) = OME el iria sated ae 2.15 
——— 15.15 
Py AATEC Or UUM ON ese hee ee rs A er prs Sean ei See les fey capa Sheed . 03 
Carried, under the action of Revised Statutes, section 3090, by the Treasury De- 
partment, to the credit of the surplus fund, June 30,1891: 
PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, 1890. 
Balance, July 1, 1890, as per last annual report............2..2.:..:------ $3, 848. 76 
Expenditures from July 1, 1890, to July 1, 1891: 
MCIUGUOLM SOM eae os aaa ei anies Ue $100. 00 
Tuovlector, 4:months, aAbo200.. 2000.22.50. 1222422 800. 00 
ICOM YIRGTS AVS, iainplesO sooo. oe heeds one ee 12. 00 
Special-contract work .-..--.-- SGl wet Se te Cee bo sete 634. 78 
$1, 546. 78 
SHO aL fS; he 2 eet eg Ota hs i eee en I me ee See 317. 90 
SSE TTICO) ONG IS\ i ee aa Ns Bi re Sag 75. 19 
PSG GTi see fy na Ser tA SNe Sete ta See el cave cis scot 1, 132. 50 
CRW alae i RR ea Pe 326. 39 
LOST 08 Tye a A ai gee cea ee eae le Ree 244, 27 
TCI See eee cre ee Re re IS NRE Na a a ae ee cece eae 190. 21 
PS MOUCIEEhO sy UNV tls ols cape 28. Sei cate Crem eee. Sena a Mere er eae 3, 833, 84 
BalaMoe alive sols secant ace See eens eae esis ees ae eee ees 14. 92 
Statement of total expenditures of the appropriation for preservation of collections, 1890. 
Expenditures. 
From July 1, | From July 1, 
1889, to June 1890, to June Lotal'tod une 
30. 1890. 30, 1891. 30; 1800. 
UE ELSES Giga age a Fe ee $118, 378. 99 $1.546 78 
UTD COR SA See eo et RE ee I ie arte aie ee 4, 952. 67 317. 90 
ULC CY Se See a eae =e pal aR ee a eR 2, 307. 60 15.79 
SPRPACIII ONIN trOetetc cnt eee eines ie ceca oo Jatin 5, 141. 48 ~ 32-50 
(SURES cp es a a es Se. Sa ee eee *1. 646. 42 326.39 
RI ENR ee og ata, | er ATI Sec SR asc cae aten ute 2, 416. 92 244527 
Rai OS rete er Sine oe nig See ec Sea a wie Sa ee ese ome 1, 307. 61 190. 21 
MRT ai ek SS adc Setar tee oP es tes es och 136, 151. 69 3, 833. 84 139, 985. 08 
* Disallowance, 45 cents. 
H, Mis. 334, pt. 1—u11 
