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Finally, a few inquiries relating to places of public wor- 

 ship, and to newspapers printed in the district, a few blank 

 lines for noting any causes that may have varied the aver- 

 age mortality, on the harvest of 1864, — the effect of the 

 war upon prices, and remarks generally, will bring the 

 enumerator to the end of his labors. Every page will 

 bear his signature, and the last page his affidavit of the 

 general accuracy of his work according to the best of his 

 knowledge and belief. 



The plan I have delineated has been carefully studied, 

 discussed and approved by the Hon. Chauncy M. Depew 

 upon whom the law imposes the responsibilities and direc- 

 tion of this great labor as secretary of state. The legisla- 

 ture have a modification of the law of 1855 under consid- 

 eration, that will give it effect, and there appears so far as 

 can be seen, the greatest willingness to provide the means 

 for carrying it fully into effect. 



In looking over the census labors of other states, it will 

 be seen, that the Empire state, has, true to her motto, far 

 surpassed them all, in the liberality with which she has 

 developed and presented to the world, the elenients of 

 every attribute of greatness in her internal improvements, 

 her commercial enterprises, — her manufacturing industry 

 — her institutions, — her schools and her seminaries of 

 learning. It is but proper that the numerical statements 

 of these elements of greatness should be presented, for 

 the admiration and example of her sister states, and for 

 the instruction and improvement of her own people. 



