Annual Reports, 1879.
Reports required by the act of February 3,1853, and other statutes for the year ending October 31, 1879, seventeen in all have been published in two volumes, and are laid before you for your information. A diligent examination and mastery of their contents will enable you to estimate the value of the legislation of that year, and to easily understand the recent reports of the officers and institutions,and promptly determine upon measures recommended and means asked from the Treasury by them.
