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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



EXPENSES. 



From 

 specific 

 appropria- 

 tion. 



From other 

 sources. 



Total. 



Salaries and. compensation 



Freight 



Printing 



Postage 



Stationery and supplies 



Packing boxes 



Traveling expenses 



Incidentals 



Balance to meet outstanding liabilities June 30, 1896. 



$14, 519. 73 



1, 502. 32 



9.50 



20.32 



193. 03 



$325. 00 



2, 130. 71 



'4.00 



100. 00 



605. 44 



341.44 



574. 18 

 180. 92 



$14, 844. 73 



3, 633. 03 



13.50 



120. 32 



798. 47 



341. 44 



574. 18 



61. 55 



180. 92 



Total. 



3, 568. 14 



20, 568. 14 



The foregoing statement shows that the entire amount received from Government 

 Bureaus and other sources was $3,469.72, which, added to the direct appropriation 

 of $17,000, makes the aggregate income $20,469.72. This amount was insufficient 

 to meet outstanding obligations, and the Institution was therefore called upon to 

 advance the sum of $98.42. 



CORRESPONDENTS. 



The total number of correspondents of the Exchange Bureau now aggregates 24,914, 

 an increase of 1,506 over last year; of this number, 18,900 are foreign and 6,014 are 

 domestic, about 40 per cent of which being institutions and 60 per cent individuals. 

 This entire list may be considered active, and for convenience each debit and credit 

 account is kept on separate cards, easily discernible on account of using different 

 colors, thus aiding greatly in expediting the work. These cards are assembled in 

 geographical order, making them at all times accessible for quick reference. 



The printing of a revised list of foreign correspondents deserves early considera- 

 tion. In March, 1895, the Secretary authorized the preparation of a revised list, and 

 Mr. Boehmer promptly perfected a card catalogue for that purpose, eliminating some 

 duplications and adding many new names. Action upon the publication of the list, 

 however, has not been approved for the reason that sufficient means in excess of 

 amount necessary to meet current expenses have not been available. 



INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. 



The number of official United States Government publications sent to the State 

 libraries of foreign countries during the year in accordance with the act of Congress 

 of 1867 and the Brussels treaty of 1886 was 15,458, and the number received from those 

 sources and deposited in the Library of Congress was 8,038. The United States 

 Government Departments have forwarded to their foreign correspondents 16,621 

 packages, and have received in return 10,512. Taken collectively, the packages of 

 exchanges transmitted for the Government in all its branches aggregate 57 per cent 

 of the entire number handled. 



While the receipts from abroad for deposit in the Library of Congress have been 

 much larger during the year than those reported for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1895, the increase has evidently been occasioned by large receipts from sources that 

 made no shipments during the previous year, and the considerable increase can not 

 therefore be considered permanent in character. 



As the new building for the Library of Congress approaches completion and much- 

 needed space will soon be available for accessions, a special agent should be sent 

 abroad for the purpose of obtaining contributions, in order, if possible, to make the 

 receipts more consistent with the shipments. 



