REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXIII 



Salaries or compensation — Continued: 



1 skilled laborer, 12 months, at $45 $540. 00 



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



1 messenger, 12 months, at S50 600. 00 



Total salaries or rnmi>ensati()n 34, 306. 34 



General expenses: 



Drawings anil ilhistrations $574.25 



Freight 377. 35 



Postage, telegrams, etc 41. 51 



Publications 453. 33 



Office furniture 63. 81 



Rental 916. 63 



Special services 414. 23 



Specimens 4, 499. 00 



Books 1, 164. 70 



Stationery, sui)plies, etc 1, 692. 92 



Traveling and field expenses 2, 114. 19 



]\Iiscellaneous 271. 74 



Translating - 75. 00 



12, 658. 66 



Total disbursements $46, 965. 00 



Balance July 1, 1899, to meet liabilities 3, 035. 00 



AMERIC.\N ETHNOLOGY, 1898. 

 Balance July 1, 1898, as per last report $1, 831. 28 



Disbursemenl>i. 

 General expenses: 



Freight $120.48 



Miscellaneous 30. 13 



Postage and telegraph 21. 25 



Special services "• t)0 



Specimens 1, 587. 00 



Traveling expenses * 30. 06 



Total 1,795.92 



Balance July 1, 1899 35. 36 



NORTH AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY, 1897. 



Balance July 1, 1898, as per last report $5. 58 



Ai)j)r()priation by Congress "for payment of the outstanding accounts 

 incurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1897, under the 

 appropriation 'North American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion,' and which are set forth on page 5 of House document No. 319, 



of this session, $466.50 " (deficiencv act, July 7, 1898) 46(i. 50 



$472. 08 



Di.iJiurscments. 

 General expenses: 



Freight and transportation 454. 68 



Postage and telegraph 12. 24 



4bbA)2 



Balance ^- 1<^ 



