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REPOET OF THE SECRETARY. 



The distribution of exchanges to foreign countries was made in 919 cases, 

 senting 218 transmissions, as follows : 



Argentina 



Austria-Hungary. .. 



Belgium 



Bolivia 



Brazil 



British colonies 



Cape Colony 



China 



Chile 



Colombia 



Costa Rica 



Cuba (by mail). 



Denmark 



Dutch Guiana 



East India 



Ecuador (by mail). 



Egypt 



France and colonies 



20 



47 



30 



2 



12 



9 



3 



5 



8 



3 



4 



10 

 1 

 9 



2 

 93 



Germany 145 



Great Britain 



Guatemala 



Haiti 



Honduras 



Italy 



Japan _ , 



Liberia 



220 

 3 

 1 

 3 

 48 

 4 

 1 



Mexico (by mail). 



Natal 



New South Wales 



Netherlands 



New Zealand 



Nicaragua 



Norway 



Peru 



Polynesia 



Portugal 



Queensland 



Roumania (included in Germany). 



Russia 



Salvador 



Servia (included in Germany). 



South Australia 



Spain 



Sweden 



Switzerland 



Tasmania 



Turkey 



Uruguay 



Venezuela 



Victoria 



Western Australia 



repre- 



1 



13 



18 



9 



2 



13 



6 



5 



7 



31 



43 

 3 



6 



10 



30 



28 



1 



2 



6 



4 



14 



2 



Shipments of United States Congressional 

 1895 and January 24 and May 13, 1896, to the 

 countries : 



Argentina. Colombia. 



Austria. Denmark. 



Baden. France. 



Bavaria. Germany. 



Belgium. England. 



Buenos Ayres, Province of. Haiti. 

 Brazil. Hungary. 



Canada (Ottawa). India. 



Canada (Toronto). Italy. 



Chile. Netherlands. 



publications were made on October 7, 

 Governments of the following-named 



New South Wales. 



New Zealand. 



Norway. 



Peru. 



Portugal. 



Prussia. 



Queensland. 



Russia. 



Saxony. 



South Australia. 



Spain. 



Sweden. 



Switzerland. 



Tasmania. 



Turkey. 



Uruguay. 



Venezuela. 



Victoria. 



Wiirtemberg. 



Shipments to Greece, Japan, and Mexico are withheld for the present. 



RECAPITULATION. 



Cases. 



Total Government shipments 124 



Total miscellaneous shipments 919 



Total shipments 1, 043 



Total shipments last year 1, 364 



Decrease from last year 321 



