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THE first remark that will naturally occur to a geologist into whose hands this Report may come, will probably be one of satisfaction that the account of the work of the Geological Survey for the past year should have been brought out so early, and in a separate form in which the public can purchase it at a low price. But his pleasant surprise will soon be changed into feelings of another kind when he opens the volume and finds it printed, as heretofore, on poor, flimsy paper and in small, close type, so that the perusal of its pages becomes wearisome to the eyes. There could hardly be a stronger contrast to this style of production than that in which the Reports of the United States Geological Survey are issued. These, alike in paper, type and printing, are truly sumptuous publications placed alongside of the miserable efforts of our Stationery Office. Even Canada can afford to present the Reports of its Geological Survey in a form that should make our authorities blush. It is lamentable to see so much excellent scientific work offered to the world in such miserable guise. The Canadian Reports are not only better printed on better paper than ours, but they are actually sold at cheaper rates. Why cannot the mother-country afford to keep up to the level of her transatlantic colony?
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Work and Progress of the Geological Survey1. Nature 56, 178–180 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056178a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/056178a0