REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



51 



four times a month — complaints regarding delay in the delivery of packages to 

 addresses in other countries have been received by the Institution. These de- 

 lays, as a rule, occur in the various foreign exchange bureaus after consign- 

 ments have passed beyond the control of the Institution. An improvement in 

 the service in this respect can therefore be brought about only by the societies 

 and individuals in other countries themselves taking the matter up directly 

 with their own governments. Whenever such complaints have been received 

 this course has been suggested. 



So far as reported to this office, the service has not suffered the loss of any 

 of its consignments during the past year. When it is considered that nearly 

 2.000 boxes were shipped to every quarter of the globe, this statement is worthy 

 of note. 



INTERCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. 



The statement which follows shows in detail the number of packages re- 

 ceived for transmission through the International Exchange Service during 

 the year ending June 30, 1909 : 



Country. 



Algeria 



Angola 



Antigua 



Arabia 



Argentina 



Austria-Hungary 



Azores 



Bahamas 



Barbadoes 



Beira 



Belgium 



Bermudas 



Billiton 



Bismarck Archipelago 



Bolivia 



Borneo 



Brazil 



British America 



British Burma 



British Central Africa. 



British East Africa 



British Guiana 



British Honduras 



Bulgaria 



Canary Islands 



Cape Colony 



Cape Verde Islands 



Ceylon 



Chile 



China 



Colombia 



Costa Rica 



Cuba 



Curacao 



Cyprus 



Denmark 



Packages 



For. From. 



464 

 2,909 



486 



446 



2 



131 



22 



2, 450 



65 



1 



4 



265 



Country. 



Dominica 



Dutch Guiana 



Ecuador 



Egypt 



Falkland Islands 



Fiji Islands , 



France 



Frtnch Cochin China 



French Guiana 



German East Africa 



Germany 



Gibraltar 



Gold Coast 



Grenada 



Great Britain and Ireland 



Greece 



Greenland 



Guadeloupe 



Guatemala 



Haiti 



Hawaiian Islands 



Honduras 



Hongkong 



Iceland 



India 



Italy 



Jamaica 



Japan 



Java 



Kongo Free State 



Korea 



Lagos 



Liberia 



Lourenco Marquez 



Luxemburg 



Macao 



For. 



43 

 33 



247 



369 



5 



38 



13, 074 



41 



3 



22 



24,821 



4 



7 



7 



22, 808 



1,548 



8 



2 



384 



1,242 



46 



318 



188 



60 



2, 710 



7,458 



261 



3, 244 



220 



527 



122 

 84 



1 



From. 



31 



282 



5,969 



7 



8,763 



8,427 

 3 



1 



37 

 176 

 1,352 

 68 

 1,646 

 128 



