112 ANNUAL EEPOET SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1915. 



Deposit of savings from income of Avery fund, 1915 $1, 862. 60 



Deposit of savings from income of Reid fund, 1915 426. 04 



Deposit of first payment Lucy T. and George W. Poore fund, 1915_ 24, 534. 92 



Total amount of fund in tlie United States Treasury 987, 600. 00 



OTHER EESOtTKCES. 



Registered and guaranteed bonds of tlie West Sliore Railroad Co., 



part of legacy of Thomas G. Hodgkins (par value) 42,000.00 



Total permanent fund 1, 029, 600. 00 



Also three small pieces of real estate located in the District of Columbia and 

 bequeathed by Robert Stanton Avery, of Washington, D. C. 



That part of the fund deposited in the Treasury of the United 

 States bears interest at 6 per cent per annum, under the ]3rovisions of 

 the act of Congress of August 10, 18-16, organizing the Institution, 

 and the act approved March 12, 1894. The rate of interest on the 

 AVest Shore Kailroad bonds is 4 per cent per annum. The real 

 estate received from Kobert Stanton Avery is exempt from taxation 

 and yields only a nominal revenue from rentals. 



Statement of receipts and dishurscments from July 1, lOl'i, to June 30, 1915. 



Cash on deposit and in safe July 1, 1914 $30,560.13 



Interest on fund deposited in United States Treasury, 



due July 1, 1914, and Jan. 1, 1915 $57,630.00 



Interest on West Shore Railroad bonds, due July 1, 



1914, and Jan. 1, 1915 1,680.00 



Repayments, rentals, publications, etc 14, 922. 93 



Contributions from various sources for specific piir- 



poses - 12, 000. 00 



Lucy T. and George W. Poore fund 24,534.92 



George H. Sanford fund 1,020.00 



William Jones Rhees fund 248. 05 



112, 035. 90 



142, 596. 03 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Buildings, care and repairs 5, 468. 44 



Furniture and fixtures 1,290.04 



General expenses : 



Salaries 18, 514. 26 



Meetings 148. 00 



Stationery 770. 91 



Postage, telegraph, and telephone 793. 74 



Freight 93. 05 



Incidentals, fuel, and lights 1,264.47 



Garage 1, 827. 36 



23, 411. 79 



