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Envelopes filled out for drawings - 29
Total - 1160
[[strikethrough]] which is equivalent to 1160 registrations.  [[/strikethrough]] Adding to these the number of actual registrations for the year we have a grand total of about 5738 entries, as against a similar total of 7700 for 1891-92.

Besides the work above referred to, the general operations of the Department include the preparation of special reports on collections made under Governmental auspices by various organizations, such as the U.S. Fish Commission, the U.S. Navy, the Revenue Marine, the Department of Agriculture and special expeditions.  

References to such papers will be found in the Bibliography [[strikethrough]] Appendix [[/strikethrough]] (Section IV).  Among them are two