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RECEIPTS— continued. 

 1. For foreign transmission. 



2. ^or domestic transmission. 



The receipt of exchanges for domestic transmission during the year 

 was 8,67G parcels, of which 1,471 were contributed by home institutions 

 and 7,205 by establishments abroad, as follows : 



* This number includes two boxes lost at sea, the first accident known to occur to any cases of 

 exchanges between Germany and the United States. 



