SUMMARY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE 



YEAR. 



APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES. 



The total amount appropriated by Congress for the maintenance of 

 the National Museum during the year ending- June 30, li»04, was 

 $269,400, as against $281,400 for the previous year. The decrease 

 was due to the omission of the appropriation of $7,000 for publishing 

 the " Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium," and to the 

 fact that there was no necessity for renewing- the item of $5,000 

 appropriated the previous year for the preparation of preliminary 

 plans for an additional Museum building. A special appropriation of 

 $250,000 was made as the first installment of the cost of this building. 



The expenditures up to the close of the year from the appropria- 

 tions for 1903-4 amounted to $254,286.59, leaving a balance of $15,118.41 

 to meet outstanding liabilities. During the same year $22,479.50 

 were disbursed from the balance of $23,408.14 of the appropriation 

 for 1902-3, on hand July 1, 1903. 



The following tallies show the expenditures during the year 1903-04, 

 under each item of appropriation: 



Appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June --to, 1904- 



Object. 



Preservation of collections 



Furniture and fixtures 



Heating and lighting 



Building repairs 



Books, pamphlets, and periodicals. 



Purchase of specimens 



Rent of workshops 



Postage 



Printing and binding 



Total 



Appropria- 

 tions. 



$180,000.00 



22,500.00 



18,000.00 



15, 000. 00 



2, 000. 00 



10,000.00 



4,400.00 



500. 00 



17, 000. 00 



Expendi- 

 tures. 



269, 400. 00 



#173, 

 19, 

 17, 

 12, 



1, 



8, 

 4, 



16, 



860.01 



068.02 

 1S4.42 

 531.68 

 227. 60 

 517. 73 

 399. 92 

 .500. 00 

 997. 21 



Balance 

 June 30, 



1904. 



96,139.99 



3,431.98 

 815. 58 



2,468.32 

 772. 40 



1 , 182. 27 



.OS 



2.79 

 15,113.41 



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