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REPOET OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



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

 Treasury Department to the credit of the surphis fund, June 30, 1899. 



NATIONAL MUSEUM— PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, 1899. 



Receipts. 



Appropriation by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, "for 

 continuing the preservation, exhil)ition, and increase of the collections 

 from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, and 

 from other sources, including salaries or compensation of all necessary 

 employees, $165,000, of which sum §5,500 may be used for necessary 

 drawings and illustrations for publications of the National Museum" 

 (sundry civil act, July 1, 1898) $1(>5, 000. 00 



Exjjenditurrf. 



Services $148,368.54 



Special services 2, 341. 50 



Total services $150, 710. 04 



Miscellaneous: 



Supplies $2, 766. 01 



Stationery 770. 17 



Specimens 3, 781. 44 



Travel 1, 093. 10 



Freight 1,217.30 



Total miscellaneous. 



9, 628. 02 



Total expenditures 160, 338. 06 



Balance July, 1, 1899, to meet outstanding lial)ilities 4, 661. 94 



Anali/sis of expendilurea for mlaricx or compensation. 



Scientific staff: 



1 executive curator, 12 months, at $291 .66 $3, 499. 92 



1 head curator, 12 months, at $291.66 3, 499. 92 



1 head curator, 12 months, at $291 .66 3, 499. 92 



1 curator, 12 months, at $200 2, 400. 00 



1 curator, 12 months, at $200 2, 400. 00 



1 curator, 12 months, at $200 2, 400. 00 



1 curator, 12 months, at $208.33 2, 499. 96 



1 curator, 12 months, at $175 2, 100. 00 



1 acting curator, 12 months, at $150 1, 800. 00 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $150 1 , 800. 00 /• 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $130 1, 560. 00 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $150 1, 800. 00 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $125 1, 500. 00 



1 assistant curator, 1 2 months, at $125 1 , 500. 00 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $116.66 1, 399. 92 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $100 1, 200. 00 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $150 1 , 800. 00 



1 assistant curator, 12 months, at $150 1, 800. 00 



1 assistant curator; 12 months, at $133.33 1 , 599. 96 



1 second assistant curator, 1 2 months, at $100 1, 200. 00 



1 aid, 12 months, at $70 840. 00 



