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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



ing 39 pages (pp. xxv — Ixiii), is accompanied by the following papers 

 " Pictographs of the North American Indians, a preliminary ])aper," by 

 Garrick Mallery; " Pottery of the Ancient Pueblos," by William H. 

 Holmes ; "Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley," by William H. 

 Holmes; " Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic 

 Art," by William H. Holmes; and "A Study of Pueblo Pottery, as illus- 

 trative of Zuni culture-growth," by Frank Hamilton Gushing. An im- 

 perial octavo volume of Ixiii -4-532 pages, illustrated by 83 plates, of 

 which 11 are colored, and 5i)4: figures in the text. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 



Next in importance to the promotion of original research, and the 

 propagation of its results in the Smithsonian series of publications, 

 ranks the system of international exchanges, early established by this 

 Institution, and continuously prosecuted by it until its operations have 

 expanded beyond the unaided capabilities of its resources. 



During the past fiscal year the receipts for foreign transmission 

 amounted to 30,016 packages, weighing 83,902 pounds; the receipts for 

 domestic distribution comprised 10,291 packages, weighing 31,861 

 pounds, and for Government exchanges the receipts were 21,600 pack- 

 ages, weighing 22,500 pounds, making the total of 61,910 packages re- 

 ceived, weighing 111,263 pounds. 



A comparison of the receipts for exchanges during the past fiscal year 

 with those of the preceding year is given in the following table : 



It is shown by the above that the receipts on account of Government 

 exchanges for the past year have fallen off about one-half from those of 

 the preceding year. This is mainly due to the diminished number of 

 United States public documents printed during the " short session " of 

 Congress. 



During the \Mist year two accessions have been made to the list of 

 foreign Governments accepting the vsystem of international exchange 

 with the United States, namely, the Empire of Austria and the Republic 

 of Peru. 



Transportation facilities. — The liberal encouragement of the Smith- 

 sonian exchange operations afforded by the leading steamship com- 



