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between the two agreeing parties in such a way that they shall 

 be equal on June 30, 1913. 



" 5. That the results of the investigations, surveys, observa- 

 tions, measurements, and computations, and all other matters 

 acquired in the due performance of this agreement, shall become 

 the property of the first party, certified copies thereof to be 

 delivered to the second party on demand. 



" 6. That the results of the work contemplated in this 

 agreement, together with the interpretations thereof, will be 

 published by the first party, said publications to contain full and 

 complete statements of the relation thereto of each party as set 

 forth in this agreement; that these publications shall be made 

 as soon as possible after completion of each unit piece of work 

 which may be determined upon by said parties as of suitable 

 scope for a separate publication, and the cost of such publications 

 shall not be included in the allotments made by either party; 

 Provided, That nothing herein shall act to prevent the second 

 party from compiling and arranging for independent publication 

 any of the results collected under the terms of this agreement; 

 Provided further, That in such independent publication the 

 relation of the first party thereto shall be clearly stated. 



" In witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and 

 seals the day and year first herein written. 



Geo. Otis Smith, 



Director, United States Geological Survey, 

 The First Party. 



Wm. North Rice, 

 Superintendent, Connecticut State Geologi- 

 cal and Natural History Survey, The 

 Second Party" 



From the foregoing contract it will be seen that the work has 

 been carried on under the direction of the United States Geologi- 

 cal Survey. It has been placed under the charge of Professor 

 Herbert E. Gregory, of Yale University. Professor Gregory 

 has given very much attention to the study of water resources, 

 and his paper on Underground Water Resources of Con- 

 necticut, published in 1909 as Water-Supply Paper 232 of 

 the United States Geological Survey, is the best statement extant 

 of our present knowledge in regard to that subject. It is certain 

 that no man could have been selected better qualified to take 

 charge of this investigation. 



It will be seen from the contract that the results of the work, 

 when ready for publication, are to be published by the United 



