REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



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Board of Regents in 1878 at 5 cents a pouud. A similar charge is also made in the 

 case of State institutions. During the past year the total amount available for 

 the support of the service aggregated $25,193.33, of which sum $19,000 was appro- 

 priated by Congress and $6,193.33 was derived from repayments. 



The appropriation by Congress, being for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, and 

 forming an item in the sundry civil act approved June 4, 1897, was made in the fol- 

 lowing terms : 



"For expenses of the system of international exchanges between the United States 

 and foreign countries under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including 

 salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, nineteen thousand dollars." 



The receipts and disbursements for the year to July 1, 1898, were as follows : 



RECEIPTS. 



Direct appropriation by Congress 



Repayments from United States Government Departments. 

 Repayments from State institutions 



Total 



Congres- 

 sional ap- 

 propriation. 



$19, 000. 00 



Other 

 sources. 



, 099. 83 

 93.70 



Total. 



$19, 000. 00 

 6, 099. 83 



93. 70 



6, 193. 53 25, 193. 53 



EXPENSES. 



Salaries and compensation . 



Freight 



Postage and telegraph 



Stationery and supplies 



Packing boxes 



Traveling expenses 



Publication of International Exchange List 



Balance to meet outstanding liabilities June 30, 1898 . 



Total 



From Con- 

 gressional 

 appropria- 

 tion. 



From other 

 sources. 



$15, 833. 55 



2, 187. 81 



120. 00 



164. 23 



633. 80 



20.45 



19,000.00 



$489. 27 

 2, 476. 77 

 200. 50 

 412. 90 

 240. 00 

 236. 02 

 524. 89 

 1,613.18 



6, 193. 53 



Total. 



16, 322. 82 

 4, 664. 58 

 320. 50 

 577.13 

 873. 80 

 256. 47 

 524. 89 

 1, 653. 34 



25, 193. 53 



CORRESPONDENTS. 



The list of correspondents at the close of the year contained 29,458 addresses, 

 being a gain of 1,450 over the preceding year and of 4,544 over 1896. The number in 

 each country is shown in the following table, which also well illustrates the wide 

 extent of the service : 



Correspondents of the International Exchange Service. 





Correspondents . 



Country. 



Correspondents. 



Country. 



Libra- 

 ries » 



Indi- 

 viduals. 



Total. 



Libra- 

 ries. 



Indi- 

 viduals. 



Total. 



AFKICA. 



21 

 1 

 5 



21 



14 

 1 



42 



1 



19 

 1 



7 



Africa— continued. 



36 



54 

 5 

 3 



44 



1 



90 















3 







22 



66 



Canary Islands 



1 



6 





1 



