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KEPOKT OF THE SECRETARY. 



EXPENSES. 



The expense of the Exchuuge Bureau are met iu part by direct appropriation 

 l3y Congress and in part by approijriatious made to Government Departments or 

 Bureaus, either in tlieir contingent funds or in specific terms for repayment to the 

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

 of Regents established a charge of 5 cents per pound weight for the publications 

 sent out or received by the various Government bureau.s, this charge being neces- 

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

 priafetons made by Congress have uever 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 fftate 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 employ6s, twelve thou- 

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

 $5,000. 



The receipts and disbursements by the accounting oflicer 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 Congress $17, 000. 00 



Repayments to the Smithsonian Institution from United States Govern- 

 ment Departments 1, 396. 64 



State institutions 63. 85 



Repayment of freight advanced for New South Wales government board 



for international exchanges , 23. 50 



Total 18, 483. 99 



EXPENSES. 



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 1892-'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 



