724 HISTORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 



Japan. — Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tokio. 



Liberia. — Liberia College, Monrovia. 



Mexico. — Museo Nacioual, Mexico. 



Netherlands. — Bureau Scientifique N^erlandais, Harlem. 



NetUerlandsch India. — Genootschap van Kunsten en Weitenschappen, 

 Batavia, Java. 



New Caledonia. — Gordon and Gotch, London, England. 



New South Wales.— Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney. 



New Zealand. — Colonial Museum, Wellington. 



Norway. — K. N. Frederiks TJniversitet, Cliristiania. 



Fhilipinne Islands. — Eoyal Economical Society, Manila. 



Polynesia. — Eoyal Hawaiian Agricultural Society, Honolulu. 



Portugal. — Escola Polytechnica, Lisbon. 



Prussia. — Dr. Felix Fliigel, Leipsic. 



Queensland. — Government Meteorological Observatory, Brisbane. 



Russia. — Commission Russe des Ecliauges Internationaux, St. Peters- 

 burg. — (Imperial Public Library.) 



Saxony. — Dr. Felix Fliigel, Leipsic. 



St. Helena. — William Wesley, London, England. 



Soxith Australia. — Astronomical Observatory, Adelaide. 



Spain. — Real Academia de Ciencias, Madrid. 



Strait Settlements. — William Wesley, London, England. 



Sweden. — K. S. Vetenskaps Akademien, Stockholm. 



Switzerland. — Eidgenossensche Bundes Canzley, Berne. 



Tasmania. — Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobarton. 



Trinidad. — Scientific Association, Port of Spain. 



TurFs Island. — Public Library, Grand Turk. 



United States of Colombia. — Central Office of Exchanges, Xatioual 

 Library, Bogota. 



Venesuela. — University, Caracas. 



Victoria. — Public Library, Melbourne. 



Wilrtemberg. — Dr. Felix Fliigel, Leipsic. 



AMOUNT AND COST OF EXCHANGES. 



The tabular statement subjoined of the yearly amount of matter sent 

 abroad by the Institution from the commencement of its oi^eratious to 

 .the end of the last year, 1881, v/Ul show the progress, extent, and con- 

 dition of its foreign exchanges. It may be stated in brief that during 

 the first ten years of the system (closing with 18G0) the total weight of 

 matter sent abroad amounted to 145,979 pounds, the cost of the same 

 to the Institution being $23,989.29 ; the weight sent during the second 

 decade (closing with 1870) was 221,713 pounds, at a cost of $32,398.84; 

 and that the weight sent during the third decade (closing with 1880) was 

 570,571 pounds, at a cost of $78,453.01. 



Notwithstanding the remarkable liberality with which the exertions 

 of the Institution have been aided by the great transportation compa- 



