174 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL. 



DEPARTURE OF THE DELEGATES. 



In New York City the representatives of the United States Gov- 

 ernment, the executive committee of organization, and the Pan Ameri- 

 can Union took formal leave of the Latin-American delegates, some of 

 whom' returned immediately to their respective countries, while others 

 remained to accept invitations to deliver addresses and make \dsits in 

 different parts of the country. Nearly all of them before departure 

 communicated v^dth the secretary general and expressed their gratitude 

 for the hospitality extended them during their stay in the United States 

 and their satisfaction with the conduct of the congress. Since the 

 arrival home of the majority of the delegates, they have also corre- 

 sponded mth the secretary general and the assistant secretary general 

 on matters connected \vith the "congress and otherwise shown their 

 interest in Pan American relations. 



STATEMENT OF EXPENSES. 



There now follows, as a matter of record and information, a summa- 

 rized statement of the receipts and expenditures covering the holding 

 of the Second Pan American Scientific Congress. A more detailed 

 statement is in possession of the disbursing officers of the Pan Ameri- 

 can Union and the Department of State. 



