REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XIX 



Hodgkins fund $361.59 



Exchanges 6, 193. 53 



Incidentals 3,015.02 



Explorations 750.00 



Total 10,778.22 



The net expenditures of the Institution for the year ending June 30, 

 1898, were therefore $52,129.48, or $10,778.22 less than the gross 

 expenditures, $62,907.70, as above stated. 



All moneys received by the Smithsonian Institution from interest, 

 sales, refunding of moneys temporarily advanced, or otherwise, are 

 deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the 

 Secretary of the Institution, and all payments are made by his checks 

 on the Treasurer of the United States. 



Your committee also presents the following statements in regard to 

 appropriations and expenditures for objects intrusted by Congress to 

 the care of the Smithsonian Institution : 



Detailed statement of disbursements from appropriations committed by Congress to the care 

 of the Smithsonian Instittition for the fiscal year ending June SO, 1898, and from bal- 

 ances of former years. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES, 1898. 

 RECEIPTS. 



Appropriated by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, " for 

 expenses of the system of international exchanges between the United 

 States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary em- 

 ployees," (sundry civil act, June 4, 1897) $19> 000. 00 



DISBURSEM ENTS . 



(From July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1898.) 

 Salaries or compensation : 



1 curator, 12 months, at $225 $2, 700. 00 



1 chief clerk, 12 months, at $175 2,100.00 



1 clerk, 12 months, at $130 1, 560. 00 



1 clerk, 12 months, at $100 1, 200. 00 



1 clerk, 12 months, at $85 1, 020. 00 



1 clerk, 6 months, at $75 ; 6 months, at $80 930. 00 



1 clerk, 8 months and 3 days, at $70 566. 77 



1 clerk, 2 months, at $100 200.00 



1 copyist, 11 months, at $45 495. 00 



1 stenographer, 6 months, at $60 ; 6 months, at $75 810. 00 



1 packer, 10£ months, at $55 577. 50 



1 copyist, 6 months, at $35 ; 6 months, at $45 480. 00 



1 messenger, 10 months and 9 days, at $25 257. 25 



1 messenger, one-half month and 27-£ days, at $25 34. 87 



1 messenger, 8 days, at $25 per month 6. 66 



1 workman, 313 days, at $1.50 469.50 



1 laborer, 313 days, at $1.50 - 469.50 



1 cleaner, 154 days, at $1 154. 00 



1 carpenter, 29^ days, at $3 88. 50 



