XVTII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Statement of the receipts and expenditurea from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897. 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on LaudJuly 1, 1896 $57,065.78 



Interest on fund July 1, 1896 $27, 360. 00 



Interest on fund January 1, 1897 27, 360. 00 



51, 720. 00 



Interest to January 1, 1897, on West Shore bonds 1, 680. 00 



$113, 465. 78 



Cash from sales of publications 460. 95 



Cash from repayments, freight, etc 5, 667. 76 



^ 6,128.71 



Total receipts 119,594.49 



EXPENDITURES. 



Building : 



Repairs, care, and improvements $2, 201. 82 



Furniture and fixtures 225. 24 



$2,427.06 



General expenses: 



Postage and telegraph 226. 85 



Stationery... - 972.35 



General printing - 357. 23 



Incidentals (fuel, gas. etc.) 4, 549. 64 



Library (books, periodicals) 2, 478. 31 



Salaries 1 22,001.03 



Galleryofart 18.00 



Meetings 159.50 



30, 762. 91 



Publications and researches : 



Smithsonian Contributions 3, 205.19 



Miscellaneous collections 6, 127. 95 



Reports 689.26 



Special publications 739. 99 



Researches - 3,984.06 



Apparatus 151. 43 



Hodgkinsfund 6,349.77 



Explorations 300.00 



21,547.65 



Literary and scientific exchanges 3, 324. 37 



58, 061. 99 



Balance unexpended June 30, 1897 61, 532.50 



The cash received from the sale of publications, from repayments for 

 freights, etc.,. is to be credited to the items of expenditure as follows: 



Smithsonian Contributions $247. 60 



Miscellaneous collections .« 166. 20 



Reports 11.11 



Special publications 36. 04 



460. 95 



' In addition to the above, $22,001.03, paid for salaries under general expenses, 

 $6,860.64 were paid for services, viz, $2,036 charged to building account, $965.87 to 

 Hodgkins fund account, $1,361.05 to library account, $2,439.97 to researches account, 

 and $57.75 to reports account. 



