XX REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Statement of the receipts and expenditures from July 1, 1S9S, to June SO, 1899. 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand July 1, 1898 $65, 803. 02 



Interest on fund July 1 , 1898 $27, 360. 00 



Interest on fund January 1, 1899 27, 360. 00 



54, 720. 00 



Interest to January 1, 1898, on West Shore bonds 1, 680, 00 



$122, 203. 02 



Cash from sales of publications 396. 18 



Cash from repayments, freight, etc 9, 227. 42 



9, 623. 60 



Total receipts 131, 826. 62 



EXPENDITURES. 



Building: 



Repairs, care, and improvements $3, 717. 44 



Furniture and fixtures 688. 11 



$4, 405. 55 



General expenses: 



Postage and telegraph 648. 50 



Stationery 1, 220. 66 



General printing ' 157. 80 



Incidentals (fuel, gas, etc. ) 6, 807. 37 



Library (books, periodicals, etc. ) 2, 632. 57 



Salaries^ 21, 812. 12 



Gallery of art 191. 80 



Meetings 232. 03 



33,702.85 



Publications and researches : 



Smithsonian contributions 1, 331. 20 



Miscellaneous collections 3, 772. 81 



Reports 853.33 



Special publication^ 343. 60 



Researches 5, 962. 59 



Apparatus 200. 02 



Hodgkins fund 1, 910. 11 



Expl(jrations 1, 300. 00 



15, 673. 66 



Literary and scientific exchanges 3, 341 . 1 4 



57, 123. 20 



Balance unexpended June 30, 1899 74 703. 42 



The cash received from the .sale of puljlications, from repayments for 

 freights, etc., is to be credited to the items of expenditure as follows: 



Smithsonian contributions $61. 68 



Miscellaneous collections 323 94 



Reports 10 56 



396. 18 



'In addition to the above $21,812.12, paid for salaries under general expenses, 

 $5,712.33 were paid for services, viz, $2,285.21 charged to building account, $925.11 

 to Hodgkins fund account, $1,079.28 to library account, and $1,422.73 to researches 

 account. 



