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[Assembly 
racter of the State, during the time originally assigned for its comple- 
tion. Several counties are yet entirely unexplored, and several others 
only partially explored. The constant labor of the geologists will be 
required in the field until next November. The winter season follow- 
ing will be required for making the annual report and arranging the 
collections in the building, which shall be appropriated for that purpose. 
The season following will be required for a re-examination of some 
portions of the State, for the supplying any deficiencies which shall be 
found to exist in the collections after their arrangement ; and for the 
preparation of maps, sections and other drawings, together with the 
final report. The amount of labor to be done in the field, the arrange- 
ment of the collection, and the preparation of the report will render it 
quite impossible to complete it with any degree of perfection in a 
shorter period of time. 
Your committee believe that in order to reap the full benefit of what 
has already been done, it will require the time above specified to finish 
the survey and present the results to the public in a useful and intelli- 
gible manner. The department of mineralogy and chemical analysis 
embraces the whole State with all its metals, minerals and soils. Not- 
withstanding the vast amount of labor to be performed, this department 
has had no assistant until last year. Five whole counties, and por- l 
tions of from fifteen to twenty others, are yet to be examined. The 
mineral resources of the State have proved more ample than was sup- 
posed. A detailed account of what has been done and of what re- 
mains to be done in this department is contained in the report of the 
present year. The final report of this department, if permitted by the 
Legislature to be completed, will embrace a full account of the mine- 
ralogy of the State of New-York with its application to agriculture and 
the arts. It includes the collection for the State cabinet and the de- 
scription and analysis of the minerals, mineral waters, ores and soils of 
the State. 
Your committee are informed and believe that it will require at least 
one year for the field work, and six months for that which is to be done 
in the laboratory, to bring this portion of the Geological Survey to a 
reasonable completion. 
The botanical department contemplates a thorough examination of 
the vegetable productions of the State, including the history and use of 
every tree, shrub, plant, grass, weed and moss. General directions 
