XX REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Statement of the receipts and expenditures from July 1, 1895, to June 30, 1896. 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on band July 1, 1895 $63, 001. 74 



Interest on f and July 1, 1895 $27, 355. 00 



Interest on fund January 1, 1896 27, 360. 00 



54, 715. 00 



Interest to January 1, 1896, on West Shore bonds 1, 680. 00 



— $119, 396. 74 



Cash from sales of publications 162. 15 



Cash from repayments, freight, etc 6, 312. 46 



6, 474. 61 



Total receipts 125,871.35 



EXPENDITURES. 



Building : 



Repairs, care, and improvements 6, 625. 65 



Furniture and fixtures 422. 67 



7, 048. 32 



General expenses : 



Postage and telegraph 362. 41 



Stationery 728.19 



General printing 308. 30 



Incidentals (fuel, gas, etc.) 7,095.54 



Library (books, periodicals) 1, 750. 93 



Salaries 1 19,326.89 



Gallery of art 125. 25 



29,697.51 



Publications and researches: 



Smithsonian contributions 2, 952. 51 



Miscellaneous collections 2, 036. 63 



Reports 614,08 



Special publications 1, 954. 55 



Researches 6, 138. 62 



Apparatus 127. 92 



Museum , 298.72 



Hodgkins fund 13,668.57 



Explorations 700. 00 



28,491.60 



Literary and scientific exchanges 3, 568. 14 



68, 805. 57 



Balance unexpended J une 30, 1896 57, 065. 78 



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 __ $50. 30 



Miscellaneous collections 111. 75 



Reports 10 



$162. 15 



Hodgkins fund 25. 82 



Museum 298. 72 



1 In addition to the above $19,326.89 paid for salaries under general expenses, 

 $11,973.12 were paid for services, viz, $2,115.75 charged to building account, $83.68 

 to furniture account, $956.42 to Hodgkins fund account, $700.08 to library account, 

 $5,617.19 to researches account, $1,825 to special publications account, and $675 to 

 miscellaneous collections account. 



