REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



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Statement cf packages received for transmission through the International 

 Exchanges during the year ending June 30, 1008 — Continued. 



During the year there were sent abroad 1,909 boxes, of which 175 con- 

 tained complete sets of United States Government documents for authorized 

 depositories, and 1,734 w^ere filled with departmental and other publications 

 for depositories of partial sets and for distrbution to miscellaneous corre- 

 spondents. 



EXCHANGE OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. 



The number of packages sent abroad through the international exchange 

 service by United States Government institutions during the year was 102,694, 

 an increase over those forwarded during the preceding twelve months of 2,580; 

 the number received in exchange was 16,853, an increase of 5,212. It is gratify- 

 ing to note that the increase in the number of packages received is greater than 

 the increase in the number sent out. This is due in large measure to the 

 special efforts made by the institution during the past year to obtain for the 

 Library of Congress and the several government departments and bureaus more 

 adequate returns for the publications sent to their foreign correspondents, to 

 which reference has previously been made. From the returns that have thus 

 far been received in response to the requests of the institution, I feel confident 

 that the exchanges from abroad will, during the coming year, be even greater 

 than during the past twelve months. 



FOREIGN DEPOSITORIES OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. 



In accordance with treaty stipulations and under the authority of the con- 

 gressional resolutions of March 2, 1867, and March 2, 1901, setting apart a 

 certain number of documents for exchange with foreign countries, there are now 



