REPORT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GEOLOGY 



To the Board of Managers of the Carnegie Institution. 



Ge^ntIvEmbn : Your Advisory Committee on Geology is of the 

 opinion — 



(a) That research in Geology is fairly well provided for by 

 existing agencies. 



{b) That the fundamental problems involving research in which 

 Geology, Physics, and Chemistry must be more or less combined 

 should be referred to the Advisory Committee on Geophysics. 



{c) That certain special investigations and explorations in little 

 known areas should be taken up by the Carnegie Institution. 



In conformity with the above, the grants shown in the accompa- 

 113'ing exhibit* are recommended for the fiscal year 1903. 



Respectfully submitted by 



T. C. Chamberlin, Chairman, 

 Chas. R. Van Hise, 

 Chas. D. Walcott, 



Committee. 



* Not here printed. 



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