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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



this l)a]ancc' is held agiiinst certain contingent ol)ligations whicli may 

 be expected to mature as a I'csult of various scientific in \ estimations 

 and publications in progress. 



The Institution was charged by Congress, during the hscal year 

 1908, with the disbursement of the following appropriations: 



International Exchanges 



American Ethnology 



Astrophysical Observatory 



United States National Museum: 



Furniture and fixtures $22, 500. 00 



Heating and ligliting ]S, 000. 00 



Preservation of collections ISO, 000. 00 



Purchase of specimens 10, 000. 00 



Postage 500. 00 



Books 2, 000. 00 



Rent of workshops 4, 400. 00 



Repairs to buildings 15, 000. 00 



Plans for additional Museum building 5, 000. 00 



Publishing contrilmtions from Museum lierbarium 7, 000. 00 



Printinj; 17, 000. 00 



126, 000. 00 

 50, 000. 00 

 15,000.00 



National Zoological Park , 90, 000. 00 



Nati< .nal Zoological Park, t'lephant house 10, 000. 00 



281 , 400. 00 



100, 000. 00 



T( )tal 472, 400. 00 



Estimates weic i'orwarded as usual to the Secretary of the Treasury 

 for carrying on the (xovernment's interests under the charge of the 

 Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904:. The following 

 taljle shows the estimates and the sums respectively appropriated: 



International Exchanges 



American Ethnology ' 



Astrophysical Observatory 



National Museum: 



Furniture and fixtures 



Heating and lighting 



Preservation of collections 



Purchase of specimens 



Books 



Postage 



Rent of workshops 



Repairs to buildings 



Publishing contributions, Museum herbarium. 



Printing 



New building for National Museum . 

 National Zoological Park 



Mammal house 



Aquarium 



Total . 



Estimates. 



»29, 800 

 60, 000 

 J 5, 000 



«22, 500 



18, 000 



210, 000 



10, 000 



2,000 



500 



4,400 



15, 000 



7,000 



17, 000 



300, 400 



110, 000 

 25, 000 



25, 000 



160, 000 

 571,200 



Appropria- 

 tions. 



S26, 000 

 40, 000 

 15,000 



$22, 500 



IS, 000 



ISO, 000 



10, 000 



2, 000 



500 



4,400 



15, 000 



17,000 



269, 400 

 250, 000 

 95,000 



695,400 



