XVIII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Statement of the Receipts and Expenditures from July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1898. 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand July 1, 1897 $61,532.50 



Interest on fund July 1, 1897 $27, 360. 00 



Interest on fund January 1, 1898 27, 360. 00 



54,720.00 



Interest to January 1, 1898, on West Shore bonds 1, 680. 00 



$117,932.50 



Cash from sales of publications 458. 08 



Cash from repayments, freight, etc 10, 320. 14 



10, 778. 22 



Total receipts 128,710.72 



EXPENDITURES. 



Building: 



Repairs, care, and improvements $3, 065. 30 



Furniture and fixtures 79. 89 



$3,145.19 



General expenses: 



Postage and telegraph 222. 22 



Stationery 1,311.29 



General printing 93. 50 



Incidentals (fuel, gas, etc.) 5, 320. 53 



Library (books, periodicals, etc.) 3, 305. 96 



Salaries 1 22,309.44 



GalleryofArt 11.25 



Meetings 110.77 



32,684.96 



Publications and researches : 



Smithsonian contributions 751. 82 



Miscellaneous collections „ 4, 085. 95 



Reports 1,141.79 



Special publications 9, 678. 03 



Researches 3, 444. 17 



Apparatus : 27. 76 



Hodgkinsfund 2,917.68 



Explorations 450.00 



22, 497. 20 



Literar y and scientific exchanges 4, 580. 35 



62,907.70 



Balance unexpended June 30, 1898 65, 803. 02 



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 $106. 36 



Miscellaneous collections 334. 72 



Reports 17.00 



$458. 08 



1 In addition to the above $22,309.44 paid for salaries under general expenses, 

 $7,434.57 were paid for services, viz: $1,970.88 charged to building account, $949.18 

 to Hodgkins fund account, $1,766.76 to library account, and $2,747.75 to researches 

 account. 



