equipped libraries of the various Departments it is most discouraging 

 to note the doartli of publications of the Departments themselves, a 

 fact which should certainly be remedied. 



E\ery bureau and office in the Department has l)ecn visited and 

 private files searched in the endeavor to make this list complete, and 

 it is hoped it will prove a satisfactory substitute for a catalogue of the 

 Department's publications. 



William Leandkh Post. 



Public Documents Library, 



Octoher m, 1003. 



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