. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 74 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. Transactions of the exchange office of the Smithsonian Institution during the fiscal year 18S8-'89— * Decrease. Or for comparison witli the iiumbev of packages haudled dnring recent, years: Packages. 1886-'67. 1887-'88. 1888-'89. Received . 52,218 10,294 75,107 12,301 62, :i06 75,966 Shipped: 17,218 P^ore i"'u .. 58, 035 The small increase in the number of packages (859) received during 18S
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 74 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. Transactions of the exchange office of the Smithsonian Institution during the fiscal year 18S8-'89— * Decrease. Or for comparison witli the iiumbev of packages haudled dnring recent, years: Packages. 1886-'67. 1887-'88. 1888-'89. Received . 52,218 10,294 75,107 12,301 62, :i06 75,966 Shipped: 17,218 P^ore i"'u .. 58, 035 The small increase in the number of packages (859) received during 18S8-'89 as compared with the preceding fiscal years, though oilfset by the large increase in weight (30,298 pounds), is accounted for by the fact that a number of regular shipments from Government bureaus were delayed beyond the close of the fiscal year. EXPENSE, From an examination of the books of the disbursing oflScer it appears that the actual cost of the exchange service for the year has been $17,, divided as fol- lows: Salaries and compensation of employes $11, Salaries of foreign agents (London and Leipzig) 1,500. 00 Freight , 2, Packing-boxes Printing, postage, stationery, and miscellaneous 1,031,42 Total , 17,1,52 10 Fifteen thousand dollars of this sum were appropriated directly by Congress or " the expenses of the system of inteniational exchanges * * * under the direction. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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