REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXI 



Exchanges $4, 598. 43 



Incidentals 1 , 677. 01 



Explorations 400. 00 



Researches 2, 550. 92 



Postage and telegraph 1. 06 



9, 623. 60 



The next expendititre.s of the Institution for the year ending June 

 30, 1899, were therefore $47,499. (iO, or $9,623.60 less than the gross 

 expenditures, 157,123.20, as above stated. 



All moneys received In- the Smithsonian Institution from interests, 

 sales, refunding of moneys temporarily advanced, or otherwise, are 

 deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the 

 Secretary of the Institution, and all payments are made by his checks 

 on the Treasurer of the United States. 



Your committee also presents the following statements in regard to 

 appropriations and expenditures for objects intrusted by Congress to 

 the care of the Smithsonian Institution: 



Detailed statement of disbursements from appropriations committed hy Congress to the rare 

 of the Smithsonian Institution for f lie Jiscal year ending June 30, 1S99, and from balances 

 of former years. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 



Receipts. 

 Appropriated by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S99, "for 

 expenses of the system of international exchanges between the TTnite<l 

 States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary em- 

 ployees" (sundry civil act, July 1, 1898) $21, 000. 00 



I)isbiir.-<ementsfroni July 1, 1S9S, to June SO, 1899. 



■Salaries or compensation: 



1 curator, 12 months, at |225 $2, 700. 00 



I chief clerk, 12 months, at $175 2, 100. 00 



1 clerk, 12 months, at $150 1, 800. 00 



1 clerk, 12 months, at $116.67 1, 400. 04 



1 clerk, 2 months, at $100 200. 00 



1 clerk, 12 months, at $100 1, 200. 00 



I clerk, 12 months, at $80 960. 00 



1 stenographer, 12 months, at $75 900. 00 



1 packer. Hi months, at $55 632. 50 



1 workman, 12 months, at $50 600. 00 



1 copyist, 12 months, at $45 540. 00 



1 copyist, 10 months, at $45 450. 00 



1 messenger, 7 months, at $25 175. 00 



1 messenger, 5 months, at $25 125. 00 



1 laborer, 313 days, at $1.50 469. 50 



1 cleaner, 159 days, at $1 159. 00 



1 agent, 6 months, at $91.66§ 550. 00 



1 agent, (i months, at |50 300. 00 



1 agent, 6 m.mths, at 13.58.^ 81. 50 



Total salaries or comjten.satioii 15, 342. 54 



