68 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1914. 
and forward them to their various destinations. Consignments in- 
tended for distribution in China are, therefore, now sent in care of 
that department instead of the Zi-ka-wei Observatory at Shanghai. 
In this connection, it is desired to record here the Institution’s 
appreciation of the valuable service rendered by the Zi-ka-wei 
Observatory in the distribution of exchanges to correspondents 
in China for nearly a quarter of a century. 
The Smithsonian Institution, through the International Exchange 
Service, continues to solicit publications for both foreign and do- 
mestic governmental and scientific establishments. At the request 
of the British ambassador, which was referred to this Institution 
by the Department of State, many United States official publica- 
tions were procured for the various Canadian departments and 
bureaus. As formerly, aid has been rendered the Library of Con- 
gress in obtaining from foreign Governments certain documents 
especially desired for its collections. 
Of the 2,465 boxes used in forwarding exchanges to foreign 
agencies for distribution, 280 boxes contained full sets of United 
States official documents for authorized depositories and 2,185 were 
filled with departmental and other publications for depositories of 
partial sets and for miscellaneous correspondents. The number of 
boxes sent to each foreign country and the dates of transmission 
are shown in the following table: 
Consigninents of exchanges for foreign countries. 
Country. pes Date of transmission. 
ARGENTINA. ...------- 45 | July 28, Aug. 22, Sept. 30, Oct. 27, Nov. 29, 1913; Jan. 20, Feb. 26, Apr. 9, 
June 3, 1914. 
IAI SIPRIAS Shanes dana te 91 | July 16, Aug. 12, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, 1913; Jan. 14, Feb. 
18, Mar. 18, Apr. 17, May 19, June 17, 1914. 
IBLGIUM cto. see see 64 | July 19, Aug. 8, Sept. 5, 27, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, 29, Dec. 20, 1913; Jan. 24, 
Feb. 19, Mar. 21, Apr. 23, May 21, June 29, 1914. 
IBOLIVIA .- betacee eee 6 | July 30, Oct. 4, Nov. 26, 1913; Feb. 4, Mar. 7, June 30, 1914. 
PB RUA hese se sees cece 32 | July 28, Aug. 22, Sept. 30, Oct. 27, Nov. 29, 1913; Jan. 20, Feb. 26, Apr. 
9, June 3, 1914. 
BRITISH COLONIES... -- 20 | July 18, Aug. 2, 23, Sept. 6, 20, Oct. 10, 24, Nov. 14, 21, Dec. 5, 1913; 
Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 6, Mar. 14, Apr. 4, 18, May 2, 24, June 6, 27, 1914. 
BRITISH GUIANA....-- 4 | Nov. 5, Dec. 17, 1913; Mar. 14, June 30, 1914. 
BUT GARTAS oe eraeiacrersiete 6 | Oct. 28, Nov. 25, 1913; Feb. 7, Mar. 14, May 14, June 24, 1914. 
CANBDIAR sac cu cesses 5 | Sept. 22, 1913; Jan. 12, Feb. 21, Apr. 14, May 12, 1914. 
(CHORE Yet ai: a 32 oe 23 | July 29, Aug. 3, Sept. 30, Oct. 27, Nov. 28, 1913; Jan. 20, Feb. 27, Apr. 
~17, June 4, 1914. 
CHINA PEALE urd 2. 38 | July 30, Aug. 31, Sept. 30, Nov. 15, 1913; Jan. 8, Mar. 9, Apr. 29, May 
21, June 16, 1914. 
COLOMBIALY: J3: 2 <f.i 16 | July 30, Nov. 26, 1913; Jan. 21, May 14, June 24, 1914. 
COSTA TRICAS = see oe 16 | July 30, Oct. 6, Nov. 26, 1913; Jan. 21, Mar. 7, May 28, June 30, 1914. 
CuBAEES . Sissi 722--* 5 | Sept. 22, 1913; Jan. 12, Feb. 21, Apr. 14, May 12, 1914. 
DENMARK 6.00 --siss'49 40 | July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 19, Dec. 20, 1913; Jan. 29, Feb. 
21, Mar. 25, Apr. 24, May 27, June 25, 1914. 
