recognize that, and I do not expect it. But what I have been trying: do for 2 years now is to try to analyze and obtain some general appre mation of the proportion of the budgets we are pouring into th Commissions that are going into general research and the accun lation of statistics and facts for the general use of various agencies: the Government and not specifically and definitely and exclusiv designed for your use in your primary function.

Do I make myself clear on that?

Mr. BUCHANAN. You want a division between statistics we use our work and those statistics that are made available to the gene public and that we do not use in our work?

Mr. COTTON. I conceive you can use some of them in your wor and you can probably do what you did last year and say that almo all of them are of some use to you in your work. I am just trying find out in general the proportionate part of your activities that go into the gathering and compiling of statistical information an publishing it for your use and the general use of the public. And you think after looking at the record you can give a general answer a furnish it for the record, I would appreciate it.

Mr. VAN SCOYoc. I will be glad to do that. (The matter referred to is as follows:)

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