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I.— CO-OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS 



OF THE GOVERNMENT. 



The National Museum has continued to enjoy the friendly eo opera- 

 tion of the departments and bureaus of the Government, and many of 

 them have contributed very liberally to the collections of the Museum 

 daring the year. In addition to the contribution of specimens, a wide 

 interest in the affairs of the Museum has been manifested. The most 

 extensive aid to the Museum, as far as the receipt of collections is con- 

 cerned, has been rendered by the U. S. Geological Survey, whose work 

 is iu many ways closely allied to that of the Museum. The co-operation 

 of officers of the War and Navy Departments has been especially con- 

 spicuous and gratifying - , and the Department of State, particularly 

 through the agency of its consuls, has contributed largely to the inter- 

 esting material received during the year. 



DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 



Hon. T. F. Bayard, Secretary of State, sent photographs of Indians 

 of the Goajira Peninsula, which forms the extreme northwestern part 

 of Venezuela. 



Hon. A. L. Rives, First Assistant Secretary of State, sent a collec- 

 tion of water-color sketches and photographs of Samoan scenery and 

 life. 



Iron ore, coal, coke, and specimens of shale from Brazil were re- 

 ceived through Hon. A. A. Adee, Assistant Secretary of State. 



A valuable and interesting collection of textile fabrics of wool, 

 worsted, silk, cotton, mohair, and alpaca was received through Hon. 

 William Grinnell, United States consul, at Bradford, England. 



Twenty-four specimens of ores were transmitted by Hon. Otto E. 

 Reimer, United States consul at Santiago de Cuba. 



Consul Mason, at Marseilles, sent an interesting series of samples of 

 ramie. 



The United States consul at Sydney, New South Wales, sent samples 

 of Australian wool. 



A package of engravings illustrating the breeds of foreign cattle, 

 slice)), and swine, were received from Mr. J. Fenner Lee, chief clerk. 



Through the courtesy of the Department facilities have been ex- 

 tended to collectors for the National .Museum by means of letters of 

 introduction to ministers and other officials in the countries to be visited, 

 and in other ways. 



TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 



The Treasury Department has bestowed the usual courtesies in pass- 

 ing, fiee of entry, material sent from abroad and intended for the 

 Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum. The thanks of the 



