248 PEOCEEDIIfGS. 



In addition to the above, there vms appended a list of the Officers for 

 the c\irrent year, and a copy of the Fundamental Rules of the Society. 



To this circular favourable replies "were returned, with cordial offers of 

 co-operation. 



Since the distribution of the circulars, the following communications have 

 been received :• — 



Copt/ of letter received hy the American Consul. 



THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Washington, 20 November, 1875. 

 J. H. Williams, Esq., U.S. Commercial Agent, Sydney, N.S.W. 



Dear Sir, — Your letter of September 11th, with the accompanying 

 circulars from the Koyal Society of New South Wales, was duly received ; 

 and after having endorsed the circulars in a note calling special attention 

 to them, and an offer to be the medium of exchange between their recipients 

 and the Royal Society, we duly distributed them to some of the principal 

 Institutions of tlds Country. This Institution has charge of the National 

 Museum, and is desirous of enriching it with specimens of Ethnology and 

 Natural History from New South Wales. Anything, therefore, belonging 

 to those branches of Science would be thankfully received, and the favour 

 reciprocated by specimens from this Country. 



I remain, etc., 



JOSEPH HENRY, Director, S. I. 



Endorsement on Moyal Society circulars. 

 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



"Washington, D.C., November, 1875. 

 " The Smithsonian Institution begs leave to call special attention to this 

 circular, and to suggest that it will cheerfully take charge of any packages 

 wliich you may desire to send to the Royal Society of New South Wales." 



JOSEPH HENRY, Secretary, S.I. 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Washington, 18 November, 1875. 

 Dear Sir, — ^Your letter addressed to Mr. Williams, Consul of the United 

 States to New South Wales, was referred to this Institution, and it gives me 

 pleasure to inform you that we will cheerfully co-operate with you in effecting 

 an exchange between Societies in this Country and the Royal Society of 

 New South Wales. The Smithsonian Institution, as you are probably 

 aware, has established a great system of international exchange, through 

 which most of the scientific publications of the United States, of Canada, 

 and of South Central America, are distributed to different parts of the 

 world. Our intercourse with Australia is tlirough our Agent in London, 

 Mr. W. Wesley, 28, Essex-street, Strand, to whom we would request you 

 to send, addressed to us, anytliing you may desire distributed in the 

 American Countries abovementioned. Besides publications, we are desii'ous, 

 on our own part, to obtain objects of Natural History and Ethnology. 

 Your circular will be distributed to the leading Scientific Societies of this 

 Country, and especial attention will be called to it by an accompanying letter. 

 Respectfully and trulv voiirs, 



JOSEPH HENRY, Director, S.I. 

 Peofeesoe Liveesidge, 



Hon. Secretaiy, Royal Society, N.S.W., Sydney. 



