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by the U. S. Fish Com mission steamer Albatross and the U. S. S. Dol- 

 phin, were sent to Rev. Albert Mann, jr., of Newark, New Jersey, for 

 study. 



Dr. G. Baur, of Clarke University, studied the collection of North 

 American Cheloniaus in the Museum. Mr. James E. Benedict has 

 begun the study of the collection of Brachyura from the North Pacific 

 Ocean. Dr. R. W. Shufeldt was granted permission to study birds' 

 skeletons. The Department of Birds has granted free access to its 

 collections to many authors, whose works are referred to in the Bibli- 

 ography (section iv). 



Mr. A. B. Farnham, of Benuing's, District of Columbia, is acting as 

 a volunteer assistant in the department of taxidermy, and Mr. Leigh 

 W. Keed has been doing similar work in the Department of Geology. 



Mr. John B. Daish has received instruction in photography and taxi- 

 dermy. 



FINANCE, PROPERTY, SUPPLIES, AND ACCOUNTS. 



The statements relating to these branches of the administrative work 

 have been prepared by Mr. W. V. Cox, chief clerk. 



The appropriations received by the Museum for the fiscal year end- 

 ing June 30, 1890, are as follows : For preservation of collections, 

 $140,000; for furniture and fixtures, $30,000 ; for heating and lighting, 

 $12,000. 



PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS. 



Appropriation by Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 18 ( J0, 

 for the preservation, exhibition, and increase of the collections from 

 the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government, and from 

 other sources, including salaries or compensation of all necessary em- 

 ployes, $140,000 (sundry civil act, March 2, 1859, public No. 154, page 1 0). 



Out of this appropriation $118,378.99 has been expended for salaries 

 or compensation; $4,952.67 for supplies; $2,307.60 for stationery; 

 $5,141.48 for specimens; $1,307.6 L for books and periodicals; $1,615.97 

 for travel; and $2,416.92 for freight and cartage, making a total ex- 

 penditure of $136,151.24 and leaving a balance of $3,848.76 on hand 

 July 1 to meet outstanding liabilities. 



Following is a detailed statement of the salaries or compensation 

 paid from the appropriation for preservation of collections during the 

 present year. 



The scientific staff consists of the Assistant Secretary, Smithsonian, 

 in charge U. S. National Museum, at a monthly salary of $333.33 ; three 

 curators at $200 each, three at $175, two at $150, one at $125, and one 

 at $100; one acting curator at $150, two assistant curators at $133.33 

 each, one at $125, and two at $100; one agent at $100, one collector 

 and two aids at $80 each, two aids at $75 each, one at $65, one at $60, 



