Appendix 3. 

 EEPORT ON THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. 



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

 tions of the International Exchange Service during the fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1916. 



The congressional appropriation for the support of the service 

 during the year, including the allotment for printing and binding, 

 was $32,200 (the same amount as appropriated for the past eight 

 years), and the repayments from departmental and other establish- 

 ments aggregated $3,678.25, making the total available resources for 

 carrying on the system of exchanges $35,878.25. 



During the year 1916 the total number of packages handled was 

 301,625, an increase of 25,869, as compared with the preceding year. 

 The weight of these packages was 399,695 pounds, an increase of 

 31,841 pounds. 



Although these figures show an increase in the amount of work 

 carried on by the service over that for last year, both the number and 

 weight of the packages handled are lower than for the year 1914. 

 This reduction, however, is accounted for by the suspension of ship- 

 ments to a number of countries, owing to the European war, as ex- 

 plained in the last report. 



The number and weight of the packages of different classes are 

 indicated in the following table : 



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