. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 86 REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF EXCHANGES. 3. For Oovernment transmission. Whence received. From England, for Library of Congress From Germany, for Library of Congress From France, for Library of Con- gress From Public Printer, 631 parcels of official documents, each con- taining 50 copies 1882. No. of boxes. Total. 18 Pack- ages. 16 1 1 31,550 31,568 Weight 2,420 130 200 26,000 28,750 1881. No. of boxes. Pack- ages. 15,550 15,550 Weight. In
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 86 REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF EXCHANGES. 3. For Oovernment transmission. Whence received. From England, for Library of Congress From Germany, for Library of Congress From France, for Library of Con- gress From Public Printer, 631 parcels of official documents, each con- taining 50 copies 1882. No. of boxes. Total. 18 Pack- ages. 16 1 1 31,550 31,568 Weight 2,420 130 200 26,000 28,750 1881. No. of boxes. Pack- ages. 15,550 15,550 Weight. In the report for 1881 special attention was called to the large in- crease in the reception of exchange parcels, which in that year reached 22,051,exclusive of 15,550 copies of Government documents for distribu- tion by the Smithsonian Institution to foreign Governments. This number, although very large in comparison with jDrevious years, has been exceeded during the present year (1882) by about twenty per cent.; the number amounting to 20,479, exclusive of 31,508 copies of Govern- ment publications. They were received from the following sources: 1. For foreign transmission: (a.) From Government Departments (6.) From Smithsoniau Institution .. (c.) From scientific societies (d.) From individuals Total 2. For domestic transmission Total 3. For Government exchanges Total 60,118 13,447 8,101 2,054 58,047 143,374 TRANSMISSIONS. 1. Foreign transmissions. The year 1882 began and ended without any accumulation of ex- changes in this office, and all the transmissions made during the same represent the actual receipts. The total number of boxes sent during the year is 422, which is an excess of 15 boxes over the year 1881, and is the highest on record. Of these 422 boxes, 298 contain books, and 2 boxes specimens sent by. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
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