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coals, and numerous objects of natural history now on exhibition in Phil- 

 adelphia, including [any] other articles of practical and economical value, 

 presented by various foreign governments to the National Museum, 

 four thousand five hundred dollars : Provided, That the said sum shall 

 be expended under the' direction of the Smithsonian Institution." 



The contributions from the States were of very great value ; Nevada, 

 Utah, Montana, Tennessee, &c, presenting most valuable series of their 

 ores, while an aggregate of much magnitude was received from indi- 

 viduals ; minerals, metals, ores, building-stones, coals, pottery, &c, all 

 being included. It was, however, from the foreign commissions as 

 above referred to that the greatest mass was derived, so that, although 

 the gift of some articles was anticipated, the members of the Govern- 

 ment board were not prepared for the wholesale donation of by far the 

 greatest portion of the collective exhibits made by foreign nations, as 

 well as those of many of their individual exhibitors. Among these may 

 be mentioned specimens of mining and metallurgy, ores, metals, com- 

 bustibles, building-stones, earths, clays, tiles, terra-cotta, and pottery; 

 vegetable products, as samples of woods, fibers, seeds, medicinal plants, 

 &c, furs, skins, gelatine, samples of industrial products in the way ot 

 woven and plaited fabrics, objects in metal, wood, glass, earthen wares, 

 illustrations of manners and customs, &c. 



IAst of countries from which donations were received. — The nations from 

 which were received the collections in question are the following : 



Argentine Republic. Russia. 



Austria. Spain. 



Africa, (Orange Free State.) Philippine Islands. 



Belgium. Sweden. 



Brazil. Switzerland. 



Chili. Tunis. 



China. Turkey. 



Egypt. United Kingdom and Colonies. 



France. Bermuda. 



German Empire. Canada. 



Hawaiian Islands. New South Wales. 



Japanese Empire. New Zealand. 



Mexico. Queensland. 



Netherlands. South Australia. 



Norway. Tasmania. 



Peru. Victoria. 



Portugal. Venezuela. 



The commissions which are not iucluded in this list had nothing at 

 their disposal, their exhibitions consisting either purely of private ma- 

 terial reclaimed or otherwise disposed of by their owners, or, as in the 

 case of several British colonies, of articles borrowed from the colonial 

 museum in London and necessarily returned there. 



