RErOET OF THE SECRETARY. 21 



Transporiation facilities. — The liberal eucouragemeut of the Smith- 

 sonian exchange operations afforded by the leading steamship com- 

 panies in granting the Institution free freight for its packages and boxes, 

 which has existed for many years, still continues; and it is my pleasant 

 duty annually to renew the expressions of grateful acknowledgment for 

 the generous policy which has so greatly favored and advanced the 

 system of exchanges. The following is a list of the companies favoring 

 the lastitution with the concessions mentioned, and to wliosc offices I 

 desire, on behalf of the Eegents, to return their hearty thanks. 

 Allan Steamship Company (A. Schumacher «& Co., agents), Baltimore. 

 Anchor Steamship Line (Henderson & Brother, agents), New York. 

 Athis Steamship Company (Pim, Forwood «& Co., agents), Xew York. 

 Bailey, II. B., »& Co., Xew York. 

 Bixby, Thomas E., & Co., Boston, Mass. 

 Borland, B. E., New York. 

 Boulton, Bliss & Dallett, New York. 

 Cameron, E. W., «& Co., New York. 



Compagnie Gen6rale Transatlantique(L. deBebiau, agent), New York. 

 Cunard Eoyal Mail Steamship Line (Vernon H. Brown & Co., agents), 



New York. 

 Dennisou, Thomas, New York. 

 Florio-Eubattino Line, New York. 

 Hamburg American Packet Company (Kunhardt «& Co., agents), New 



York. 

 Inman Steamship Company, New York. 

 Merchants' Line of Steamers, New York. 

 Monarch Line (Pattou, Vickers & Co., agents), New York. 

 Muiloz y Esprieila, New York. 

 Murray, Ferris & Co., New York. 

 Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (U. Cazaux, agent), 



New York. 

 New York and Brazil Steamship Company, New York. 

 New York and Mexico Steamshij) Company, New York. 

 North German Lloyd (agents, Oelrichs & Co., New York ] A. Schu- 

 macher & Co., Baltimore). 

 Pacific Mail Steamship Comj)any, New York. 

 Panama Eailroad Company, New York. 

 Eed Star Line (Peter Wright & Sons, agents), Philadelphia and New 



York. 

 White Cross Line of Antwerp (Punch, Edye & Co., agents), New York. 

 Wilson & Asmus, New York. 



The thanks of the Institution are also due, and are hereby tendered, 

 to the foreign ministers and consuls of the various Governments for 

 their assistance in taking charge of the transmission of boxes to the 

 countries which they respectively represent. 



