REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



37 



Steamship Lines for Brazil, Texas, Florida, and Nassau, N. P. (C. 

 W. Mallory & Co., agents), New York. 



AVhite Cross Line of Antwerp (Fundi, Edye & Co., agents), New 

 York. 



Wilson & Asmus, New York. 



The Monarch Line, recently added to the list, running direct from 

 New York to London, greatly facilitates the exchanges between the 

 United States and Great Britain. 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Baltimore and Ohio 

 Company have continued their concessions of reduced fares, and the 

 freight steamer lines between Washington and New York have also 

 made liberal concessions, which have been of very great value. 



Acknowledgments are also due to the foreign ministers and consuls 

 of the various Governments for their assistance in taking charge of the 

 packages intended for the countries which they respectively represent 

 and transmitting them with care to their destination. 



The following tables will give some particulars of the statistics of 

 the distribution of packages thus made: 



Receipts. 



Purpose of aud source of receipt. 



1. For foreign distribution: 



From Government Departments (packages). 



From Smithsonian Institution 



From scientific societies 



From individuals 



2. For home distribution 



3. For Government exchanges 



In 1881. ! In 1882. In 1883 



4, 326 



5,436 



3, C31 



768 



14,161 

 7,890 

 15, 550 



Total receipts, packages 37,551 



6,470 



7, 056 



5,119 



647 



7, 105 

 6, 2 ! 8 

 3, 900 



780 



19 292 

 7,187 

 31, 568 



58, 047 



18, 003 



8.20J 



37, 5C9 



63, KU 



Transmissions during the last eight years. 

 1. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. 



Items. 



1876. 



1877. 



1878. 



1879 



1880. 1881. 



1882. 



1883. 



Number of boxes . 

 Bulk, in cubic feet 

 Weight, in pounds . 



323 



2,261 



80, 750 



397 



2,779 



99, 250 



309 



2,160 



69, 220 



311 



2,177 

 69, 975 



268 



1,976 



60, 300 



407 422 



2, 800 2, 950 



100,750 105,500 



495 



3, 2t-'8 



122, 205 



2. DOMESTIC EXCHANGES. 





3. GOVERNMENT EXCHANGES. 



lotal number of boxes. 



122 



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