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plan for prcsorviny- tlu' antiijuitiivs of our comidy and awaits the coiii- 

 inands of Conyross in (lie matter. 



1 lia\t' {'ontiiiiKHl to take imicli iiiter(\st in the preparation of tlH> 

 Dictionary of Indian Tribes, not oidy for its value as a scientilic 

 memoir, hut especially for its li()p(><l-for utility in bringine- before 

 Congress the past, })resent, and futuiv work of the Bureau. I stated 

 in my last year's i-ei)()rt that the work contemplates the publication of 

 two octavo volumes, embodyini'- in compact form information (gath- 

 ered by the Bureau during- the past years regarding Ameiican races, 

 the lii-st of which volumes, it was then believed, would be ready foi- 

 tiie press at the close of the year. The distribution of this important 

 work has been delayed beyond the time anticipated, owing to the desire 

 of those engaged in it to have it represent the latest views of ethnolo- 

 gists on the subjects ti'eated, as well as a history of the past work of 

 the Bureau, and to the fact that the means at disposal have not per- 

 mitted that provision of skilled assistants which would have enabled 

 the work to be completed at the time at tirst coniidentl}' expected. It 

 is now l)elieved that the first volume of the dictionary will ])e ready 

 for the printer before the appearance of the present report, though it 

 may yet be some time ])efore it is received from the press, ow'ing to 

 tiie time actuall}" required for the printing of the volume. 



The printing of the annual reports and bulletins, including various 

 scientific papers, is progressing favorably, and matt(M- for the Twenty- 

 fourth Annual volume, that for 19()4, is practically ready for the press. 



It is believed that important results would l)e derived from a study 

 of the languages, manners, and customs of the natives of Hawaii and 

 Tutuila, and Congress has been asked to approve the extension of the 

 activities of the Bureau to these islands. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 



The International Exchange Service has for many years been the 

 medium of exchanging the official ])u)>lications of the United States 

 Govermnent with those of foreign countries and a like interchange of 

 the publications of th(> Smithsonian Institution and of the principal 

 scientilic societies of this country with those of scientific bodies 

 throughout the world. A new exchange list of foreign institutions 

 was published during the year numbering 12,720 addresses, an increase 

 of 3,306 addresses of such institutions since the publication of the last 

 list in 1897. The total number of foreign and domestic correspond- 

 ents is now 48,072, an increase of 4,060 correspondents during the past 

 year. Of this number 16,721 are classed as institutions and 31,351 as 

 individuals, the United States patrons of the service including 3,464 

 institutions and 6,450 individuals. The operations of the service dur- 

 ing the last fiscal year shoW' a gain of 8,766 in the mmiber of packages 



