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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1914. 



and forward them to their various destinations. Consignments in- 

 tended for distribution in China are, therefore, now sent in care of 

 that department instead of the Zi-ka-wei Observatory at Shanghai. 



In this connection, it is desired to record here the Institution's 

 appreciation of the valuable service rendered by the Zi-ka-wei 

 Observatory in the distribution of exchanges to correspondents 

 in China for nearly a quarter of a century. 



The Smithsonian Institution, through the International Exchange 

 Service, continues to solicit publications for both foreign and do- 

 mestic governmental and scientific establishments. At the request 

 of the British ambassador, which was referred to this Institution 

 by the Department of State, many United States official publica- 

 tions were procured for the various Canadian departments and 

 bureaus. As formerly, aid has been rendered the Library of Con- 

 gress in obtaining from foreign Governments certain documents 

 especially desired for its collections. 



Of the 2,465 boxes used in forwarding exchanges to foreign 

 agencies for distribution, 280 boxes contained full sets of United 

 States official documents for authorized depositories and 2,185 were 

 filled with departmental and other publications for depositories of 

 partial sets and for miscellaneous correspondents. The number of 

 boxes sent to each foreign country and the dates of transmission 

 are shown in the following table : 



Consignments of exchanges for foreign countries. 



Country . 



Argentina 



Austria 



Belgium 



Bolivia 



Brazil 



British Colonies 



British Guiana.. 



Bulgaria 



Canada 



Chile 



China 



('OLOMniA 



Costa Rica 



Cuba 



Denmark 



Number 

 of boxes. 



Date of transmission. 



July 28, Aug. 22, Sept. 30, Oct. 27, Nov. 29, 1913; Jan. 20, Feb. 20, Apr. 9, 



June 3, 1914. 

 July 16, Aug. 12, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, 1913; Jan. 14, Feb. 



18, Mar. 18, Apr. 17, May 19, June 17, 1914. 

 July 19, Aug. 8, Sept. 5, 27, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, 29, Dec. 20, 1913; Jan. 24, 



Feb. 19, Mar. 21, Apr. 23, May 21, June 29, 1914. 

 July 30, Oct. 4, Nov. 26, 1913; Feb. 4, Mar. 7, June 30, 1914. 

 July 28, Aug. 22, Sept. 30, Oct. 27, Nov. 29, 1913; Jan. 20, Feb. 20, Apr. 



9, June 3, 1914. 

 July 18, Aug. 2, 23, Sept. 6, 20, Oct. 10, 24, Nov. 14, 21, Dec. 5, 1913; 



Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 6, Mar. 14, Apr. 4, 18, May 2, 24, June 6, 27, 1914. 

 Nov. 5, Dec. 17, 1913; Mar. 14, June 30, 1914. 

 Oct. 23, Nov. 25, 1913; Feb. 7, Mar. 14, May 14, June 24, 1914. 

 Sept. 22, 1913; Jan. 12, Feb. 21, Apr. 14, May 12, 1914. 

 July 29, Aug. 3, Sept. 30, Oct. 27, Nov. 28, 1913; Jan. 20, Feb. 27, Apr. 



17, June 4, 1914. 

 July 30, Aug. 31, Sept. 30, Nov. 15, 1913; Jan. S, Mar. 9, Apr. 29, May 



21, June 16, 1914. 

 July 30, Nov. 26, 1913; Jan. 21, May 14, June 24, 1914. 

 July 30, Oct. 6, Nov. 26, 1913; Jan. 21, Mar. 7, May 2S, June :W, 1914. 

 Sept. 22, 1913; Jan. 12, Feb. 21, Apr. 14, May 12, 1914. 

 July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 19, Dee. 20, 1913; Jan. 29, Feb. 



21. Mar. 25, Apr. 24, May 27, June 25, 1914. 



