98 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1909. 
That part of the fund deposited in the Treasury of the United States 
bears interest at 6 per cent per annum under the provisions of the 
act of August 10, 1846, organizing the Institution, and act of Congress 
approved March 12, 1894. The rate of interest on the West Shore 
Railroad bonds is 4 per cent per annum. ‘The real estate received 
from Robert Stanton Avery is exempt from taxation and yields only 
a nominal revenue from rentals. 
Statement of receipts and disbursements from July 1, 1908, to June 30, 1909. 
RECEIPTS. 
Cash on deposit in the U.S. Treasury July 1, 1908. ...........-....-.-- $18, 766. 41 
Interest on fund deposited in the U.S. Treasury, due July 1, 
AQOS anid emery ls, WOOD seen ee aye carers my mee ene ye $56, 695. 12 
Interest on West Shore Railroad bonds to January 1, 1909.... —_1, 680. 00 
Repayments, rentals, publications, etc.................---.- 6, 144. 70 
Contributions from various sources for specific purposes... .. . 20, 250. 00 
——— 84, 769. 82 
103, 536. 23 
DISBURSEMENTS. 
Boaldines, carevand -Tepalts £9... seme jee eee oe Oe oe eee $4, 445. 31 
Peanibonerand txctures. 2523. 6So he one haa eee ae cocince peeks 512. 38 
General expenses: 
SAIC Sars core) SE se co aero elec a Iie ee nL a $14, 468. 19 
IMC Gio GS Se ise ros 2 aco ese Myatt ca en ee ee ES 305. 00 
IOUCDY 3 orice ayt) title oes cee ieee aera oe ae 664. 21 
Postage, telegraph, and telephone...............-..---- 324. 02 
Precio een oe ee eae t= ile Oc e ete ree cae eee 124. 55 
imercdentalls eee ceesaemeace sere ns cakes Seo elie eetine 1, 153. 59 
(CPE eee Se eine ne Sty Sere Peers ieee Meee yee ees er te @ 4, 342.77 
21, 382. 33 
BUI oo oo cox iti neiai ciara ep aarcic oe oss vale isk ea ee ORE aCe 1, 938. 64 
Publications and their distribution: 
Miscellancoustcollections=--eaeee oc eee tee see eeee eee 2, 430. 79 
NE PONIS Sie Gree ke © kate pawapia> Se heceereccen eee cee 496. 89 
Special publeations..< 250 5c soe sels c Sse seinen seh eeS 3, 260. 75 
Publication sipples ss o.2<e sel. ose Sask ens ee eae oe 206. 26 
Dalaricsusnsee wea eisai hE ote lee eae 5, 884. 58 
_  ————— 12,279.27 
Hxplorations; researches, and collections) ...-2..2-222 4.022228 0n2 - shs62 20, 810. 43 
Hodgkins specific fund, researches and publications...........-.-.------ 3, 053. 50 
feinomational Mxehanees: ai. dclscne cose eee See eee ere ec re eee 4, 216. 78 
ere MPCNSES® 2 cic oma ae peters woe Bae See eae eee rece ein eee 2ST deoe 
JOT CI TSE pace baasoebaeee copes sesS4 266 15a 5ias th aa oect sedis ns cease ee 3. 27 
71, 359. 53 
Balance June 30, 1909, deposited with the Treasurer of the United States. 32,176.70 
103, 536. 23 
@ Includes purchase of automobile in February, 1909, and marntenance, and also 
expenses of stable until abolished. 
