REPORT ON EXCHANGES. 



95 



To these 8,202 packages received from abroad for domestic transmis- 

 sion 3,200 should be added, received from home institutions for this 

 purpose; but being partly included iu the general invoices, the labor of 

 separating them from the sum total received would have been an unrea- 

 sonably complicated one. It was therefore concluded to leave this 

 additional number in the sum total of parcels for foreign transmission. 

 About 450 parcels remain on hand at the end of the year. 



3. For Government exchanges. 



For what and whence received. 



1883. 



Boxes. Packages. Weight. 



(a) For Library of Congress from- 



Austria 



England 



France 



.Sweden 



Victoria 



(b) For foreign Governments from- 



Public Printer 



Total 



Xo. 



24 



No. 



38, 250 



37, 569 



21,065 



27, 395 



RECAPITULATION. 



II. TRANSMISSIONS. 



1. Foreign transmissions. 



The total uumber of boxes sent during the year is 405, an excess of 

 73 boxes over last year ; but, notwithstanding this marked increase, 

 enough material remains on hand to fill at least 50 additional boxes. 

 It was much desired to dispose of all books and parcels on hand, apol- 



