EEPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



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Tabular statement of the work of the International Exchange Service dnriug tJie fiscal year 



1899-1900. 



1 Decrease. 



The following table shows the number of packages of exchanges handled and the 

 increase in the number of correspondents each year from 189-1 to 1900 : 



Number of packages received 



Weight of packages received. . .lbs 

 Ledger aocounts : 



Foreign societies 



Foreign individuals 



Domestic societies 



Domestic individuals 



Packages to domestic addresses. . . 

 Ca.ses shipped abroad 



81,162 

 247, 444 



9,414 

 12, 013 



2,445 



4, 136 

 23, 619 



1,300 



84,208 

 301,472 



10, 165 

 12, 378 

 2,533 

 4,382 

 21,057 

 1,330 



1898-99. 11899-1900. 



97, 835 



317,883 



10, 322 

 13, 378 

 2, 596 

 4,673 

 30, 645 

 1,500 



113,563 

 409, 991 



■ 10,845 

 15,386 

 2,721 

 5,000 

 28, 625 

 1, 768 



