APPENDIX 5 

 KEPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report on the activ- 

 ities of the International Exchange Service during the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1937 : 



For that year the congressional appropriation was $44,260. Some 

 years ago, in order to supplement the amounts granted by Congress, 

 which have never been sufficient to meet the entire expenses of the 

 Exchange Service, the Board of Regents of the Institution gave au- 

 thority to charge governmental establishments 5 cents a pound for 

 forwarding their publications abroad through exchange channels. 

 The collections from that source during the year were $3,871.49, 

 making the total resources available $48,131.49. 



The number of packages handled during 1937 was 657,346, an 

 increase of 60,395. The weight was 651,461 pounds, an increase of 

 32,672 pounds. 



The following table gives the number and weight of packages sent 

 and received through the Exchange Service separated into three 

 classes: Parliamentary documents, departmental documents, and 

 scientific and literary publications. 



The number of boxes shipped abroad was 2,620, an increase of 145 

 over the preceding year. Of these boxes, 540 were for depositories 

 of full sets of United States governmental documents, and the re- 

 mainder (2,080) were for distribution to miscellaneous establish- 

 ments and individuals. In addition to the packages forwarded in 

 these boxes there were transmitted by mail 87,296, an increase of 

 16,397 over last year. 



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