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R-137

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
CJF" THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS

December 18, 1937.

SUBJECT:

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE

TO THE BOARD

1938 Budgets for Federal Reserve
banks.

Dear Sir:
It will be appreciated i f you will mail to the Board
as soon as practicable ef'ter January 1 a copy of the budg~t
approved by your bank for its head office and e<lCh of its
brnnches, if any, and for the head office r-md branches combined, for tpe calendar year 1938.

--

Since detailed figures of operating costs are compiled along functional lines by nll Federal Reserve banks
and since a better comparLwn can be made between expenses
and budgets whon the budgets are prepared jn tho same form
in which expenses nre reported, it will te.appreciated if
the 1938 budgets furnished to the BoFJrd are prep~::~red along
functiono.l lines :Ln accordance with thH smnplc form, R-13?-a,
attached. The stP.temsnta should show totals for O'lch function
in the functional expense report, Form E.
In addition, it is requesteci that budget state-·
ments be submitted on Form R-137-b and R-137-c showing ttw
itemization of the budgets of the stntisticnl and analytical
and bank examination functions.

A supply of fonns R-137-a, R-137-b, und R-13?-c is inclosed.
Very truly yours,

Chester Morrill,
Secretary.
Inclosures.
TO PRESIDENTS OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE




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354

SUMMAJ[Y OF BUDGET ES'i'EviATES I 1938

Federal Reserve Bank of
-n:ndica'"tewheth;r--l;e-a"d office-:-branch or "combined" report)

Expenses,
Year 1937

Function

Budget,
Year 1938

General overhead - Controllable
General overhead

Noncont~ollable

Provision of space (less income and
distribution)
)

F·urni ture and equipment
Provision of personnel
General s6rvice
Postage
Insurance
Failed banks
Loans, rediscounts, and acceptances
Securities
Currency and coin
Check collection
Noncash

col~ection

Accounting
Legal

',

Bank and public relations
Auditing
Bank examination
Federal Reserve note issues
Statistical and analytical
Securities

exchan~e

Fiscal agency, custodianship, and
depositary:
Reimbursable expense
Expense not

reimburs~ble

Jloreign
TOTAL

(Column 1 must agree
with Form E)




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R-137-b

Federal Reserve Bank of

--------------------------- -(fn'dica.te-wh'eth;r-head' ~irice-;branch or "combined" report)

-------------------------------------Budget,
Expenses,
Expense Unit

Yec.r 193?

1. Statistical:
a. Salaries - Officers*

b. Salaries - Employees
c. Retirement system contributions
for current servlce
d. Traveling expenses
e. Printing, stationery, and supplies
f. Telephone and telegraph
g. Postage and expressage
h. All other
TOTAL
2. Monthly letter:

a. Printing and sta t.i~mery
b. Pontage and expressage
'rOTAL
3. Library:

a. Salaries - Officers*
b. Salaries - Employees
c. Retirement system cont~ibutions
for current service
d. Traveling expenses
e. Printing, stationery, and supplies
f. Telephone and telegraph
g. Newspapers, periodicals·, books,
binQ.ing, clipping service, etc.
h. All other
TOTAL
.TOTAL, STA'l'IS'l'ICAL AND
.ANALY'l'I CAL

Number of copies of Monthly Letter
printed for month. of December, 193?

*Indicate in a footnote the complete allocetion
of the time and salary of ecch Officer whose
salary is charged in whole or in pq.rt to this
unit.




-Year 1938

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R-137-c

BAW~ EXru~INATION

BUDGET, 1938

l<'ederal Heserve Bank of
- -(fndicate-wh"ether-heact oft,.ice-;branch or "combined" report)

§ank Examinatiouunction

A

Expenses,
Year 193?

Budget,
~~

- Officel"s*

a.

Salaries

b.

Salaries - Employees

c.

Retirement system contributions
for current se!'vice

d.

Traveling expefises

e.

Printing,

f.

'l'elephone an.d telegraph

g.

Copies of bank examination reports

h.

All other

~tationery,

and supplies

TOTAL

DEDUCT - EXJ:.:>ENSES CHARGED AGAINST

BANKS tt.AMINFll
N~~

TOTAL, BANK EXAMINATION

*Indicate in a footnote the complete allocation of the tir'1e and
salary of each officer whose salary is charged in whole or in
part to this function.