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A marked increase in the interest manifested by its Correspondents in 

 the affairs of the Academy has been evident. Twenty-six photographs 

 and twenty-three biographical sketches of living Correspondents were 

 received during the year, but a number have still failed to contribute 

 to this record. Copies of the Annual Reports were sent to 243 Corre- 

 spondents, some of whom, in returning acknowledgments, took occa- 

 sion to congratulate the Academj' on its work. 



Letters of felicitation were forwarded to the Roumanian Geographi- 

 cal Society upon the receipt of a medal commemorating the twenty- 

 fifth anniversary of its founding, and to the Silesian Society for National 

 Culture upon the completion of the first century of its existence. To 

 the Entomological Society of Belgium a letter of sympathy was sent 

 upon the announcement of the death of its President, Pierre-Jules 

 Tosquinet. Other correspondence with foreign societies was chiefly 

 of a routine nature. 



Following is a summary of the correspondence for the fiscal 3'ear: 



COMMUXICATIOXS RECEIVED. 



Acknowledging the Academy's publications, 198 



Transmitting publications, 48 



Requesting exchanges and the supply of deficiencies, 5 



Invitations to participate in meetings, etc., 3 



Circulars concerning the administration of scientific institutions, research 



funds, etc., 7 



Notice of death of scientific man, 1 



Photographs of Correspondents, 26 



Letters from Correspondents, .32 



Miscellaneous letters, 47 



Total received, 367 



COMMUXICATIOXS FoR WARDED. 



Acknowledgments of gifts to the Library, 743 



Acknowledgments of gifts to the Museum, 113 



Acknowledgments of photographs, 26 



Requests for the supply of deficiencies, 69 



Copies of Annual Reports, 243 



Correspondents' diplomas and notices of election 11 



Letters of congratulation and sympatliv, 3 



Letters to Correspondents, 115 



Miscellaneous letters, 67 



Total forwarded, 1,390 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. Percy Moore, 



Corresponding Secretarj/. 



