I refer to this number of pages, because it appears to have been the desire of the committee, as indicated by their action last year, that each volume should be of this size. All of which is respectfully communicated. For your information, as requested, I have the honor to state, that the books, &c., to be embraced in the catalogue, have been entered as subjects, and by authors, and when revised and verified, will be rapidly grouped, and then be ready for the printer. The work of revision, which is indispensable to the accuracy of the catalogue, has proceeded over more than half of the books, and not only involves great labor and much time, but, from its nature, must be performed, chiefly by a single person-the labor and time being much enhanced in a catalogue of subjects. The plan of our catalogue being new, our estimate of the probable time required for its completion was conjectural, and too short-the estimated time having been already reached, or nearly so. It may be assumed that the number of entries in our catalogue will be quadruple the number of entries of the same books in a catalogue of authors (the usual plan). In other words, if a catalogue of authors requires twenty-five thousand entries, our catalogue will require one hundred thousand entries, and thus the labor of revision becomes apparent. It is the constant and persevering effort of the cataloguers to complete the catalogue as soon as possible. Their efforts in this direction have much increased the labor and time of revision. To complete the catalogue as soon as possible, it will be necessary to make a more sparing use of summaries and statements of contents, it is proper, however, to say that it is a feature of our catalogue, and we think a great merit, that its usefulness may be almost indefinitely increased by a judicious employment of summaries and contents. Most respectfully yours, SHERWIN MCRAE. 378-9 Passed House with amendments; taken 401-2 206 228 275 Passed House with an amendment, 335-6 302 336 Read twice and referred, 366 226 227 Resolution requesting, to furnish a table, 61 62 146-7 10, Communication from, in response to resolution, received, printed and Resolution requesting, to inform Sen- 146 149 199 245 283 298 358-9 Motion to take up joint resolution; ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMON- House joint resolution 225, requiring, WEALTH. See Auditor of Public Accounts. 381 to include an itemized statement of 55 See Clerks. AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. So much of report of, as relates to 123 56 See Executive Expenditures. AUGUSTA COUNTY FAIR. Title amended, 403 404 286 316 |