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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The utter inadequacy of the return received by the United States, 6,442 volumes and 

 pamphlets for 22,673 sent out, is but a repetition of the experience of previous years, 

 and has been dwelt upon at length in former reports. The Austrian Government 

 forms a notable exception to the general apathy of foreign nations in the matter, 

 having transmitted 4,426 volumes, including complete and very valuable sets of Par- 

 limentary Proceedings; and it ishoped that negotiations now in progress will result, in 

 the near future, in a more equitable and satisfactory exchange with other nations, 

 more especially with England and Germany. 



If a conq)lete account of all "governmental" exchange business carried by the 

 Smithsonian Institution is made, that is, if all publications sent or received by the 

 Government and its bureaus are included, it appears that 9,325 packages were re- 

 ceived and forwarded to United States Government Departments, including the 

 Library of Congress, while 25,671 weresent abroad through the exchange service from 

 the same Departments. The apportionment among the different countries is shown 

 below : 



The United States Government, including De- 

 partmental Bureaus, in exchange with — 



Nmnber of publications — 



Sent by the 

 United States. 



Received by the 

 United States. 



Africa 



47 



1,192 



753 



553 



553 



697 



796 



1,171 



601 



5 



572 



76 



580 



1 



802 



1,147 



807 



586 



553 





Argentine 



89 



Austria 



5,059 

 11 



Baden 



Bavaria 





Belgium 



121 



Brazil 



152 



British America 





Chili 



3 



China 



158 



Colombia 





Central America 



179 



Denmark 



290 



Ecuador . 





France 



498 



Germany 



217 



Great Britain 



10 



Greece 



81 



Havti 





Hamburg 



21 



Hungary 



553 



603 

 593 

 634 

 667 

 579 

 579 

 591 

 684 



3 

 562 

 12 

 591 

 553 

 570 



6 

 627 

 553 

 568 

 553 

 667 



200 



India 



128 



Italy 



191 



Japan 





Mexico 





Netherlands 



115 



New South Wales 



52 



New Zealand 





Norway 



12 



Paraguay 





Peru 





Polynesia 



68 



Portugal 





Prussia 





Queensland 



411 



Roumania 



77 



Russia 



1 



Saxony 



80 



South Australia 





Spain 







82 



