﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  EXECUTIVE 
  COMMITTEE 
  137 
  

  

  deposits 
  are 
  placed 
  in 
  bank 
  for 
  convenience 
  of 
  collection 
  and 
  later 
  

   are 
  withdrawn 
  in 
  round 
  amounts 
  and 
  deposited 
  in 
  the 
  Treasury. 
  

  

  The 
  practice 
  of 
  investing 
  temporarily 
  idle 
  funds 
  in 
  time 
  deposiis 
  

   has 
  proven 
  satisfactory. 
  During 
  the 
  year 
  the 
  interest 
  derived 
  from 
  

   this 
  source, 
  together 
  with 
  other 
  similar 
  items, 
  has 
  resulted 
  in 
  a 
  total 
  

   of 
  $3,813.38. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  appropriations 
  for 
  the 
  Government 
  bureaus 
  in 
  

   administrative 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  Smithsonian 
  Institution 
  were 
  made 
  by 
  

   Congress 
  for 
  the 
  fiscal 
  year 
  1927 
  : 
  

  

  Bureau 
  : 
  Appropriation 
  

  

  International 
  Exchanges 
  $46, 
  200 
  

  

  American 
  Etlinology 
  57, 
  100 
  

  

  International 
  Catalogue 
  of 
  Scientific 
  Literature 
  7, 
  500 
  

  

  Astrophysical 
  Observatory, 
  31, 
  180 
  

  

  Additional 
  Assistant 
  Secretary 
  6, 
  000 
  

  

  National 
  Museum 
  — 
  

  

  Furniture 
  and 
  fixtures 
  $23, 
  730 
  

  

  Heating 
  and 
  lighting 
  78, 
  140 
  

  

  Preservation 
  of 
  collections 
  450, 
  000 
  

  

  Building 
  repairs 
  12, 
  000 
  

  

  Books 
  1, 
  500 
  

  

  Postage 
  450 
  

  

  5G5, 
  820 
  

  

  National 
  Gallery 
  of 
  Art 
  29,381 
  

  

  National 
  Zoological 
  Park 
  173, 
  199 
  

  

  Printing 
  and 
  binding 
  90,000 
  

  

  Total 
  1, 
  006, 
  500 
  

  

  Respectfully 
  submitted. 
  

  

  Frederic 
  A. 
  Delano, 
  

   R. 
  Walton 
  Moore, 
  

  

  Executive 
  Committee 
  

  

  