XXX KEPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Stdti'nu'iit of the irceiptit and expenditures frovi Jidy 1, 1899, to Jtuic SO, 1900. 



KECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand July 1, 1899 $74, 703. 42 



Interest on fund July 1, 1899 $27, 360. 00 



Interest on fund January 1, 1900 27, 360. 00 



54.720.00 



Interest to Januar\- 1 . 1900, on West Shore bonds 1, 680. 00 



$131, 103. 42 



Cash from sales of publications 277. 84 



Cash from repayments, freight, etc - 4, 131. 97 



4, 409. 81 



Total receipts - - - 135, 513. 23 



EXPKXDITrRES. 



Building: 



Repairs, care, and improvements $7, 376. 30 



Furniture and fixtures 524. 22 



$7,900.52 



General expenses: 



Postage and telegraph 364. 88 



Stationery 830. 47 



Incidentals (fuel, gas, etc. ) 4, 644. 36 



Library (books, periodicals, etc. ) 2, 950. 97 



Salaries^ 20,576.39 



Gallery of art 356. 01 



Meetings 136.96 



29, 860. 04 



Publications and researches: 



Smithsonian contributions 1, 450. 17 



Miscellaneous collections 1, 469. 14 



Reports 2, 042. 34 



Researches 6, 326. 91 



Apparatus 224. 81 



Hodgkins fund 4, 029. 95 



Explorations 1, 400. 00 



16, 943. 32 



Literary and scientific exchanges : 4, 590. 28 



" 59, 294. 16 



Balance unexpended June 30, 1900 76, 219. 07 



The cash received from the sale of publications, from repayments 

 for freights, etc., is to be credited to the items of expenditure, as 

 follows: 



Smithsonian contributions ^26. 37 



Miscellaneous collections 191. 08 



Reports 24. 79 



Special publicatious 35. 60 



$277.84 



iln addition to the above $20,576.39 paid for salaries under general expenses, 

 $8,176.47 were paid for services, viz, $2,875.58 charged to building account, $999.95 

 to Hodgkins fund account, $1,648.02 to library account, $2,289.92 to researches 

 account, and $363 to furniture account. 



