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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



EXPENSES. 



The expense of the Exchange Bureau arc met in part by direct appropriation 

 by Congress and in pari by appropriations mule to Government Departments or 

 Bureaus, either in their eo Ltinga it funds or in specific fcermi for repayment to the 

 Smithsonian Institution of a portion of the cost of transportation. In 1878 the Board 

 of Regents establish • 1 a charge of 5 cents per pjund weight for the publications 

 sent out or received by the various Government bureaus, this charge being neces- 

 sary to prevent an undue tax upon the resources of the Institution, as the appro- 

 priations made by Congress have never been sufficient to meet the entire cost of the 

 -service. For similar reasons it has been found necessary to make a charge of the 

 same amount to Mate institutions, and from these a further small sum has been 

 received. 



The appropriation made by Congress for the fiscal year 1892-'93 was in the fol- 

 lowing terms: "For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the 

 United States and foreign countries, under the direction of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employes, twelve thou- 

 sand dollars," which amount was supplemented by a deficiency appropriation of 

 $5,000. 



The receipts and disbursements by the accounting officer of the Smithsonian 

 Institution on account of international exchanges, under date of July 1, 1893, cov- 

 ering the fiscal year immediately preceding, were as follows: 



RECEIPTS. 



Direct appropriations by ( longress $17, 000. 00 



Repayments to the Smithsonian Institution from United States Govern- 

 ment Departments 1, 396. 01 



State institutions 63. 85 



Repayment of freight advanced for Xew South Wales government board 

 for international exchanges 23. 50 



Total 18, 483. 99 



The foregoing table shows that the entire amount received from Government 

 bureaus and other sources was $1,483.99, making the sum practically available for 

 the specific purpose of exchanges $18,483.99, while the expenses have amounted to 

 $18,518.25, the deficiency of $34.26 being made up from the Smithsonian fund. 



For the year l892-'93 an estimate for the entire expense of the service of $23,000 

 was submitted, this sum being intended to include in a single appropriation various 



