KEPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 93 



Gallery of Art $215. 75 



Advances for field expenses 850. 00 



104, 295. 50 

 Balance June 30, 1910, deposited with the Treasurer of the United States. . 35, 364. 88 



139, 660. 38 



By authority, your executive committee again employed Mr. 

 William L. Yaeger, a public accountant of this city, to audit the 

 receipts and disbursements of the Smithsonian Institution during the 

 period covered by this report. The following certificate of examina- 

 tion supports the foregoing statement, and is hereby approved : 



402 Westory Building, 

 Washington, D. C, August 15, 1910. 

 Executive Committee, Board of Regents, 



Smithsonian Institution. 

 Sirs: I have .examined the accounts and vouchers of the Smithsonian Institution 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, and certify the following to be a correct state- 

 ment: 4 



Total receipts $107, 483. 68 



Total disbursements. '. 104, 295. 50 



Receipts exceed disbursements 3, 188. 18 



Amount from July 1, 1909 32, 176. 70 



Balance on hand June 30, 1910 35, 364. 88 



Balance shown by Treasury statement June 30, 1910 39, 016. 94 



Less outstanding checks 3, 652. 06 



True balance June 30, 1910 35, 364. 88 



The vouchers representing payments from the Smithsonian income during the year, 

 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 were applied to the purposes 

 of the Institution, have been examined in connection with the books of the Institution 

 and agree with them. 



William L. Yaeger, 

 ♦ Public Accountant and Auditor. 



All moneys received by the Smithsonian Institution from interest, 

 sales, refunding of moneys temporarily advanced, or otherwise, are 

 deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of 

 the Institution, and all payments are made by checks signed by the 

 secretary. 



The expenditures made by the disbursing agent of the Institution 

 and audited by the Auditor for the State and other Departments are 

 reported in detail to Congress, and will be found in the printed 

 document. 



Your committee also presents the following summary of appro- 

 priations for the fiscal year 1910, intrusted by Congress to the care 

 of the Smithsonian Institution, balances of previous appropriations 



