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When the proof is received by the Assistant Hydrographer, , Assistant n> 



.,,,. „,, , ' drojjrapher to 



he will have it carefully compared with the copy, and when 1,avo p™°f of 



• ,ii i., « i • i i. , noticeacotnpared 



correct will have the proof and copy inclosed in an envelope with copy, &c. 



addressed to the Government Printer, and on the envelope 



will mark "proof read." The envelope will be sealed and 



sent to the printer, who returns, when printed, the number 



of notices required by the requisition. The proof and the 



copy are retained at the printing-office. 



When the notices are received from the printer by the 

 clerk to the Hydrographer they are sent to the Assistant Hy- 

 drographer, who has them indexed in the index-book, a copy 

 pasted in the file kept for that purpose, and one inserted in . Notices to be 

 the corrected copy of the Sailing Directions, and the remain- distributed, &c. ' 

 der are sent to the distributing-room (one number being 

 marked with the squadron to which it appertains), to be dis- 

 tributed according to the list kept in that room. At pres 

 ent there are printed 350 of each kind of notices. 



In the Archive-room there is also a case containing all 

 original reports of surveys with accompanying charts and 

 data, and all other hydrographic information arranged on 

 shelves numbered to correspond with the sections into which 

 the charts are divided. All papers, charts, &c, in this 

 case are numbered, and an index-book is kept showing the 

 shelves upon which they are stowed. The "remark -books" 

 of commanders and navigators that have not been examined 

 are kept in this case. 



To carry on the duties of this department the following- 

 named books are kept, viz : 



1. Index of foreign charts, showing cases in which they List of books, 

 are arranged, and containing names of charts, number, date, ch'ive P Depait- 



. , ment. 



author. 



2. Index to papers, &c, on hydrographic information, con- 

 tained in a case, and arranged to correspond with the chart 

 sections. 



3. Index to Hydrographic Notices. 



4. Index to Notices to Mariners. 



5. liegister of Hydrographic Notices and Notices to Mari- 

 ners, containing number of notice, date, title, authority, date 

 of proof read, date of notices received from printer. 



6. File of United States Hydrographic Notices. 



7. File of United States Notices to Mariners. 



8. File of Light-House Board Notices to Mariners. 



9. File of Dominion Government Notices to Mariners. 



