Oct.  1896.          Annual  Report  of  the  Director.  115 
Brought  forward,   $132,220.66 
Department  of  Botany: — 
Collections  and  Articles  Purchased,     .    .    .  $400.00 
Installation  Expenses   235.76  635.76 
Department  of  Ornithology: — 
Collections  and  Articles  Purchased,     .    .    .  28.30 
Installation  Expenses,     ........  25743  285.73 
Department  of  Columbus  Memorial: — 
Expense  Account,   92.00 
General  Expense  Account: — 
Freight,  Expressage  and  Teaming,  .    .    .    .  3,621.17 
Stationery,   1,388.56 
Postage,  Telegrams  and  Telephone,    .    .    .  1,267.03 
Publications,   2,565.52 
Expeditions  to  Africa,   The    Gulf  Coast, 
Mexico,  etc.,   11,762.87 
Guide,  Fourth  Edition,   565-53 
Sundries,   2,585.70  23,756.38 
$156,990.53 
In  Treasurer's  hands,  Sept.  30,  1896,   1,036.50 
Petty  Cash  on  hand,  Sept.  30,  1896,   739-95  1,776.45 
$158,766.98 
