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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Dr. Felix Fliigel, Messrs. AVilliani Weslej' & Son, and Dr. Josepli von Korosy, 

 located at Leipzig, London, and Budapest, respectively, have faithfully served the 

 Institution for many years. Dr. Fliigel lias given constant attention to the service 

 for nearly half a century, while the Messrs. Wesley have acted as the agents of the 

 Institution since 1862. 



Tabular date moil of the n'ork of tlir Inlcniniional Exchange Service durhuj f lie fiscal year 



1901-1902. 



The following table sliows the numl)er of jmckages of exchanges handle<l and the 

 increase in the number of correspondents each year from 1895 to 1902: 



Number of packages received 

 Weight of packages received, 



pounds 



(Correspondents: 



Foreign societies 



Foreign individuals 



Domestic societies 



Domestic individuals 



Packages to domestic addresses 

 Cases shipped abroad 



1895-96. 



88, 878 

 258, 731 



8, 022 

 10, 878 



2,115 



3,899 

 34, 091 



1,043 



1896-97. 



81,162 

 247, 444 



9, 414 

 12, 013 



2, 445 



4, 136 

 23, 619 



1,300 



1897-98. 



84,208 



301,472 



10, 165 

 12,378 

 2,533 

 4,382 

 21,057 

 1,330 



1898-99. 



97, 835 



317,883 



10, 322 

 13,378 

 2, 596 

 4,673 

 30, 645 

 1,500 



1899-1900. 



113, 563 



409, 991 



10,845 

 15,385 

 2, 721 

 5, 000 

 28, 625 

 1,768 



1900-1901. 1901-1902 



121,060 



414,277 



11,295 

 16,261 

 2,996 

 5, 1.53 

 31,367 

 1,757 



125, 796 



396,418 



11,760 

 17,701 

 3, 182 



33, 961 

 1, 81 



CORRESPON DKNTS. 



The record of exchange correspondents at the close of the year contained o8,2(K) 

 addresses, being an increase of 2,495 over those of the preceding year. The follow- 

 ing table gives the nundier of correspondents in each country and also serves to illus- 

 trate tlie scope of the service. 



