REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XLVII 



Postage — National Museum: 



From appropriation for 1898-99 |500. 00 



Books — National Museum: 



From appropriation for 1898-99 2, 000. 00 



Building repairs — National Museum: 



From balance of 1896-97 |0. 58 



From balance of 1897-98 31.98 



From appropriation for 1898-99 4, 000. 00 



4,032.56 



Galleries — National INIuseum: 



From balance of 1896-97 .05 



From balance of 1897-98 551. 87 



From appropriatio n for 1897-98 10, 000. 00 



10, 551. 92 



Rebuilding sheds, etc. — National Museum: 



From appropriation for 1897-98 28. 90 



Library of G. Brown Goode — National Museum: 



From ap]ir( )priation for .1898-99 5, 000. 00 



Astrojjhysical Observatory — Smithsonian Institution: 



From balance of 1896-97 23. 42 



From balance of 1897-98 2, 701 . 78 



From appropriation for 1898-99 10, 000. 00 



12, 725. 20 



National Zoological Park: 



From balance of 1896-97 12. 52 



From balance of 1897-98 1, 752. 34 



From appropriation for 1898-99 65, 000. 00 



66, 764. 86 



SUMMARY. 



Smithsonian Institution 131, 826. 62 



Exchanges 21, 041. 24 



Ethnology 52, 303. 36 



Preservation of collections 167, 743. 50 



Printing 17, 000. 00 



Furniture and fixtures 36, 718. 76 



Heating and lighting 14, 819. 71 



Rent of workshop 4, 500. 16 



Postage 500. 00 



Books 2, 000. 00 



Library of G. Brown Goode 5, 000. 00 



Building repairs 4, 032. 56 



Galleries 10, 551. 92 



Rebuilding sheds 28. 90 



Astrophysical Observatory 12, 725. 20 



National Zoological Park 66, 764. 86 



547, 556. 79 



The committee has examined the vouchers for payment from the 

 Smithsonian income during the year endino- June 30, 1899, each of 

 which bears the approval of the Secretary or, in his absence, of the 

 Acting- Secretary, and a certificate that the materials and services 

 charged were applied to the purposes of the Institution. 



The connnittee has also examined the accounts of the several appi-o- 

 .priations connnitted by Congress to the Institution, mid finds that the 



