REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 29 



Florence, Italy, lias transmitted a collection of ethnological objects from 

 Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. A specimen of Mytilus has been 

 sent by the Museum. 



A complete set of the annual reports of the Museum and a small 

 collection of ethnological objects have been forwarded by the Museum 

 to Dr. H. von Ihering, director, Paulista Museum, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 

 in continuation of exchanges. 



Ethnological objects from New Guinea, have been received from 

 Dr. Alfred C. Haddon, Cambridge, England, for which electrotypes of 

 illustrations in the annual reports of the Bureau of Ethnology have 

 been sent in exchange. 



Ethnological objects have been received from the Horniman Museum, 

 London, England, Mr. Richard Quick, curator, for which an equivalent 

 has been sent. 



Six ethnological objects have been received from Mr. Edward Lovett, 

 Croydon, England, in continuation of exchanges. 



Ethnological objects have been transmitted by the Lubny Museum, 

 Government of Poltava, Little Eussia, in return for material already 

 sent by the Museum. 



Geology. — Petroleum, rocks, and sands have been sent to Mr. Joseph 

 E. Carne, Sydney, New South Wales, in exchange for material already 

 received. 



A specimen of peat has been received from the Horniman Museum, 

 London, England, Mr. Richard Quick, curator, for which an equivalent 

 has been sent. 



Ores have been received from the La Plata Museum, La Plata, 

 Argentina, Dr. Francisco P. Moreno, director, for which an equivalent 

 has been sent. 



COOPERATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE 

 OOVERNMENT. 



The increase in the collections during the year, resulting directly or 

 indirectly from assistance rendered by the Executive Departments and 

 Bureaus of the Government, or by officials whose duties have enabled 

 them to collect for the Museum or to influence and encourage others in 

 so doing, has been very satisfactory. 



The active support which the Museum has always enjoyed at the 

 hands of American ministers and consuls stationed abroad has been 

 most gratifying. During the year covered by this report a series of 

 photographs and etchings were transmitted by Mr. R. M. Bartleman, 

 United States consul, Antigua, West Indies. Mr. Alfred Krauss, 

 United States consular agent, Zittau, Germany, has forwarded geolog- 

 ical material. Hon. W. W. Rockhill, Assistant Secretary of State, 

 whose generous gilts have been so often alluded to in the reports, has 

 continued to aid the Museum. Mr. Henry C. Smith, United States 

 consul, Santos, Brazil, transmitted a sloth, in behalf of Mr. Gubtave G. 

 Beyer. 



