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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Transactions of the exchange office of the Smithsonian Institution during 

 the fiscal year 18S8-'89 — Continued. 



* Decrease. 

 Or for comparison witli the iiumbev of packages haudled dnring recent, years: 



The small increase in the number of packages (859) received during 18S8-'89 as 

 compared with the preceding fiscal years, though oilfset by the large increase in weight 

 (30,298 pounds), is accounted for by the fact that a number of regular shipments from 

 Government bureaus were delayed beyond the close of the fiscal year. 



EXPENSE, 



From an examination of the books of the disbursing oflScer it appears that the 

 actual cost of the exchange service for the year has been $17,1.52.10, divided as fol- 

 lows: 



Salaries and compensation of employes $11,479.25 



Salaries of foreign agents (London and Leipzig) 1, 500. 00 



Frei ght , 2, 555. 23 



Packing-boxes 586.20 



Printing, postage, stationery, and miscellaneous 1, 031, 42 



Total , 17,1,52 10 



Fifteen thousand dollars of this sum were appropriated directly by Congress or 

 " the expenses of the system of inteniational exchanges * * * under the direction 



