SUMMARY 



OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE 



YEAR. 



APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES. 



The amount appropriated by Congress for the maintenance of 

 the National Museum during the year covered by this report was 

 $2(17,580. In the same act an additional sum of $6,500 was made 

 immediately available for transporting from St. Louis to Washing- 

 ton the large number of exhibits presented to the Government. The 

 appropriations for the regular expenses were the same as for the 

 preceding year, except that the item for the purchase of specimens 

 was omitted and the item for printing and binding increased by 

 $8,000. There was also an increase of $180 in the amount allowed 

 for the rent of workshops. The sum of $255,017.90 was expended 

 from this appropriation up to July 1, 1905, leaving a balance of 

 $19,062.10 to cover outstanding liabilities. Disbursements have 

 also been made from the unexpended balance of the previous year 

 amounting to $14,163.75, and from the balance for the year 1903 

 amounting to $141.44. 



In the following statement the expenditures under each item of 

 the appropriation for 1904-5 are shown. 



Appropriations and expenditures for tin fiscal year ending Junt 30, 1905. 



Object. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fixtures 



Heating and lighting 



Building repairs 



Books 



Rent of workshops 



Postage 



Printing and binding 



Transportation of exhil its acquired from the Louisiana Pur 

 chase Exposition 



Total 



Appro- 

 priations. 



$180,000.00 



22,500.00 



18,000.00 



15,000.00 



2,000.00 



4,580.00 



500. 00 



25,000.00 



6,500.00 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



173,354.66 



19,730.01 



L6,530.h0 



13,199.10 



1,034.04 



4,579 !i2 



500. 00 



24,824.69 



1,264.88 



255,017.90 



Balance 

 June 30, 



1905. 



S6.645.34 



2,769.99 



1 , 469. 40 



1,800.90 



965. 96 



175.31 



5,235.12 

 19,062.10 



NAT MUS 1905 2 



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