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settlement of the question of an excliange of the official publications 

 between the Government of His Majesty and that of the United States, 

 proposed by the Smithsonian Institution, as the authorized agent of the 

 Government in 1884. 



Since then, on the 14th December, 188G, the tirst advance was made 

 by the Austrian Government by the transmission, through J lis Majesty's 

 legation, of a case containing the " stenographic reports referring to the 

 ninth session of both houses of the Imperial Parliament," ancl being 

 desirons of making an immediate return, we placed ourselves in com- 

 munication with the Austrian consul general In New York, relative to 

 the best mode of forwarding our exchanges to the Austrian port most 

 convenient to Vienna. 



Incompliance with our request, Consul-General Fritsch of New York 

 now informs us that the Italian bark Peppino Mignano is about to sail 

 for Trieste. Therefore, unless your excellency is {)repared to provide 

 for a channel of transmission, we propose to utilize the opportunity 

 thus offered, and to send by this bark, freight prepaid, to Trieste the 

 twenty-seven boxes of official documents (with a bulk of about 160 cubic 

 feet and a total weight of about 7,000 pounds) required, additional to the 

 two boxes already deposited in the Imperial Public Library in Vienna, 

 to complete the series comprised in the exchange proposition, and now 

 beg yon to kindly arringe or have the Imperial Government arrange 

 for their delivery to some respouvsible party in Trieste. 



The annual addition to this collection will be about three boxes, and 

 we desire instructions to deliver the same hereafter to the consul-general 

 in New York for transmission to Vienna. 



As provided for in the stipulations of exchanges proposed through 

 Mr. Boehmer in 1884, we trust that the minister of foreign affairs in 

 Vienna may be pleased to arrange for the collecting from the various 

 departments and bureaus of the Government and from the scientific es- 

 taljlishments and institutions under their care, of one copy each of all the 

 publications made by them or under their direction, and to have the 

 same forwarded to the agent of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Felix 

 Fliigel, 39 Sidonien Strasse, Leipzig, who has received instructions 

 relative to their transmission to the United States. 



With the assurance of my high consideration, etc. 



Spencer F. Baird, 



Secretary. 



[Telegram.] 



Smithsonian Institution to Fundi, Edije & Co., Kew York. 



Washington, D. C, May 10, 1887. 

 Will .shipment for Trieste be in time for banpie Peppino Miynano, 

 and shall cases be addressed to your care or to vessel? Wire answer. 



Smithsonian Institution. 



[Telegram.] 



Funch. Edye tC Co., New Yorlc, to Smithsonian Institution. 



New YoifK, May 10, 1887. 

 Vessel for Trieste will receive up to Saturday, this week. Must have 

 clearance Saturday morning. 



Funch, Edye cK: Co. 



