REPORT OP THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXVII 



1 cleaner, 1 month, at $30 $30. 00 



1 cleaner, 12 months, at $30 360.00 



1 cleaner, 1 month, at $30 30. 00 



1 cleaner, 5 days, at $30 4. 84 



1 cleaner, 1 month, at $30 30.00 



1 cleaner, 1 month, at $30 30. 00 



1 cleaner, 8 months 19 days, at $30 258. 39 



$38,871.29 



Total salaries 139,614.18 



Deduct dissallowance on voucher No. 396 25. 50 



Total 139,588.68 



PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS, 1897. 



Balance as per report July 1, 1897 $4, 201. 93 



Salaries $6.45 



Special services 1, 016. 90 



$1, 023. 35 



Supplies 509.80 



Stationery 354.59 



Specimens 922.87 



Books 371.58 



Travel 346.78 



Freight 292.97 



2,798.59 



Total expenditures 3,821.94 



Balance July 1, 1898, to meet liabilities 379.99 



Analysis of expenditures for salaries. 



Scientific staff, 1 aid, 2 days, at $100 $6.45 



Total statement of receipts and expenditures of the appropriation for preservation of col- 

 lections, 1897. 



RECEIPTS. 



Appropriation June 11,1896 $153,225.00 



EXPENDITURES. 



Salaries or compensation $134, 364. 19 



Special services 5, 671. 23 



Total services 140,035.42 



Miscellaneous : 



Supplies 3,343.64 



Stationery 1,373.17 



Specimens 4, 102. 44 



Books 1,682.70 



Travel 785.77 



Freight 1,521.87 



Total expenditures $152,845.01 



Balance July 1, 1898 379, 99 



