86 REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF EXCHANGES. 



3. For Oovernment transmission. 



Whence received. 



From England, for Library of 

 Congress 



From Germany, for Library of 

 Congress 



From France, for Library of Con- 

 gress 



From Public Printer, 631 parcels 

 of official documents, each con- 

 taining 50 copies 



1882. 



No. of 

 boxes. 



Total. 



18 



Pack- 

 ages. 



16 

 1 

 1 



31, 550 



31,568 



Weight 



2,420 

 130 

 200 



26, 000 



28, 750 



1881. 



No. of 

 boxes. 



Pack- 

 ages. 



15, 550 



15, 550 



Weight. 



In the report for 1881 special attention was called to the large in- 

 crease in the reception of exchange parcels, which in that year reached 

 22,051,exclusive of 15,550 copies of Government documents for distribu- 

 tion by the Smithsonian Institution to foreign Governments. This 

 number, although very large in comparison with jDrevious years, has 

 been exceeded during the present year (1882) by about twenty per cent. ; 

 the number amounting to 20,479, exclusive of 31,508 copies of Govern- 

 ment publications. They were received from the following sources : 



Pounds. 



1. For foreign transmission : 



(a.) From Government Departments 

 (6.) From Smithsoniau Institution .. 



(c.) From scientific societies 



(d.) From individuals 



Total 



2. For domestic transmission 



Total 



3. For Government exchanges 



Total 



60, 118 



13,447 



8,101 



2,054 



58, 047 143, 374 



TRANSMISSIONS. 



1. Foreign transmissions. 



The year 1882 began and ended without any accumulation of ex- 

 changes in this office, and all the transmissions made during the same 

 represent the actual receipts. 



The total number of boxes sent during the year is 422, which is an 

 excess of 15 boxes over the year 1881, and is the highest on record. Of 

 these 422 boxes, 298 contain books, and 2 boxes specimens sent by 



