148 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1949 
The practice of maintaining savings accounts in several of the 
Washington banks and trust companies has been continued during 
the past year, and interest on these deposits amounted to $824.74. 
In many instances, deposits are made in banks for convenience in 
collection of checks, etc., and later such funds are withdrawn and 
deposited in the United States Treasury. 
Disbursement of funds is made by check signed by the Secretary 
of the Institution and drawn on the United States Treasury. 
The foregoing report relates only to the private funds of the 
Institution. 
The Institution gratefully acknowledges gifts from the following: 
American Philosophical Society, for Iroquois research. 
W. W. Corcoran, for B. F. Starr. 
Eickemeyer Estate, for preservation, etc., of Rudolph Eickemeyer photographic 
collection. 
KE. P. Killip, for use of Department of Botany. 
National Academy of Sciences, for study of flora of Okinawa. 
National Geographic Society, expedition to western Panamé, 
Research Corporation. 
John A. Roebling, additional contribution for researches in radiation. 
The following appropriations were made by Congress for the 
Government bureaus under the administrative charge of the Smith- 
sonian Institution for the fiscal year 1949: 
Salariesiandvexpensessueseree i se eee oe Sao ae eee eee eae $2, 259, 000. 00 
INStIOnalY SOOO sICO Ean K Shae sie eee SE Fs See 528, 848. 00 
In addition, funds were transferred from other Departments of the 
Government for expenditure under direction of the Smithsonian 
Institution as follows: 
Cooperation with the American Republics (transfer from the State 
Weparvment). 28 es eee ewe nee eee ee meee eee ee eee $97, 960. 00 
Working Fund, transferred from the National Park Service, 
Interior Department, for archeological investigations in River 
Basins throughout the United States_.._.........--.-.------- $118, 500. 00 
The Institution also administers a trust fund for partial support 
of the Canal Zone Biological Area, located on Barro Colorado Island 
in the Canal Zone. 
The report of the audit of the Smithsonian private funds follows: 
SEPTEMBER 14, 1949. 
To THE Boarp or REGENTs, 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 
Washington 25, D. C. 
We have examined the accounts of the Smithsonian Institution relative to its 
private endowment funds and gifts (but excluding the National Gallery of Art 
and other departments, bureaus, or operations administered by the Institution 
under Federal appropriations) for the year ended June 30, 1949. Our examina- 
tion was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and 
