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Owiiis' to the pressure of routine work uo special researclies liave 

 been undertaken by the curator. References to the papers published 

 during the year relating to this department will be found in Section 

 IV of this report. The collections have been frequently consulted by 

 students, and in certain instances material was lent for study. 



G.— REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. 



REGISTRATION AND STORAGE. 



The registrar, Mr. S. 0. Brown, has submitted a carefully prepared 

 report of the work accomplished in this department. The total number 

 of incoming packages of all kinds during the year is 33,080, constitut- 

 ing 2,841 entries <m the tran.sportation record of incoming i^ackages. 

 Of this number 57-{ contained specimens for the National Museum, the 

 remainder being intended for the Institution, the Bureau of Interna- 

 tional Exchanges, the National Zoological Park, and the National Mu- 

 seum. The record of outgoing i)ackages for the year has taken up 1,025 

 entries, embracing 1,907 packages of various kinds. The accCvSsion 

 record for the year shows 1,187 entries, in addition to 452 lots of speci- 

 mens transmitted for examination and report. The index to the lists of 

 specimens sent for "examination and report," and the " dex^artment " 

 index to the accession list in Section v of this report, show the dispo- 

 sition of the accessions among the departments of the Museum. 



The distribution of ethnologi^-al, geological, zoological, and other edu- 

 cational institutions has been continued as far as practicable, and 130 

 educational establishments at home and abroad have been supjilied 

 w ith duplicates from the collections. Numerous exchanges of speci- 

 mens have been completed. Many applications for mineral and geo- 

 logical specimens still remain untilled. Dujilicate collections of birds' 

 skins, tishes, and rocks are now being prepared for distribution. 



The following statement indicates by geographical arrangement the 

 reciipients of the duplicate specimens and the character of the material 

 distributed. 



Geographical Statemknt of tiik Distribution of SrECiMENS During the 

 Year ending June 30, 1891. 



inOREI&TsT COUISTTRIES. 



AFRICA. 



J. II. Brady, Cape Town: Insects (2()S specimens) in exchange. (D.* 6632.) 



AUSTRALIA. 



Anckland Mnseum, Anckland, New Zealand: Minerals (71 specimens); mammals 

 (16 specimens) ; reptiles (11 s])ecimens) ; l)ir(ls' skins (10 s])ecimcns) in exchange. 

 (D. 6600.) 



* " P " refers to the distribution record kept in the registrar's office. 



