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KXCIIANdE OK (iOVKKNMIONT DOCUM UNTS. 



The followiiifj: table represent.s the exchanjie traiisiiiissioiiH for the several Depart- 

 ments and Bureaus of the Governiuent duriiii:; the year, showing a total of 16,235 

 packages received from abn)ad, and 74,8();5 packages sent to other countries, being 

 an inc;rease over the previous year of 29.5 per cent and 1.2 per cent, respectively. 



Although still so far less than this (iovernment's contributions, the receipts from 

 abroad (hiring the year show a substantial increase and it is believed mark the 

 beginning of new activity on the part of other governments in reciproc^iting for 

 the donations which have been made for so many years through the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 



Statement of Government exchtini/eti durhuj Uie year 1903-4- 



Name of Bureau. 



Department of Justice 



Department of State 



Engineer School of Applica- 

 tion 



Entomological Commission . . 



General Land Office 



Geological Survey 



Health Department of the 

 District of Columbia 



House of Representatives 



Hydrographic Oflice 



Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission 



Library of Congress 



Life-Saving Service 



Light-House Board 



National Academy of Sciences 



National Bottinic Garden 



National Bureau of Standards 



National Museum 



National Zoological Park 



Nautical Almanac Office 



Naval Observatory 



Navy Department 



Office of the Chief of Engi- 

 neers 



Office of Indian Affairs 



Ordnance Office, War Depart- 

 ment 



Patent Office 



Presidentof the United States 



Record and Pension Office . . . 



Senate of the United States . . 



Smithsonian Institution 



Superintendent of Documents 



Surgeon-General's Office 



Treasury Department 



War Department 



Weather Bureau 



Total 



Packages. 



Received Sent 

 for— by— 



2 



2 



4 



665 



1 

 4 



93 



1 



3 



352 



4 



27 



152 



17 



30 

 4 



3 



334 



1 



3,509 

 100 

 165 

 12 

 50 

 166 



16,234 



4,975 



276 

 29, 545 



40 

 123 



57 



3,810 



98 

 521 



1,257 



, 202 



18 



302 



1,414 



74,863 



