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be tte case, would not necessarily be a bandi- 

 oap. 



The usefulness of a levulose sirup is ap- 

 parent. It would probably not be used alone 

 AB a sirup, but would be used for blending 

 ■with other sirups to enhance their sweetness. 

 Glucose and maltose sirups would be greatly 

 improved if their sweetness were increased. 

 And in the manufacture of soft drinks and 

 confections levulose could very largely replace 

 sucrose, and thus increase the amoimt of the 

 latter that would be available as dry sugar. 



In view of the above considerations, there- 

 fore, it is to be hoped that some institution, 

 federal, state, or industrial, will see fit to in- 

 augurate investigations on the production of 

 levulose sirup from the Jerusalem artichoke, 

 in order to augment our present sources of 

 Bweetnees. 



J. J. WlLLAMAN 



TJniveesitt of Minnesota 



RESOLUTIONS OF THE PAN-PACIFIC 

 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE 



V. GEOLOGY 



1. Oeological Maps 



In the interest of science be it 



Resolved, That the following maps of the 

 Pacific region on the international scale of 

 1 : 1,000,000 be prepared as expeditiously as 

 possible: 



(a) A base map showing by contours or 

 hachures as many topographic features as 

 practicable. 



(b) A map showing geological formations 

 or groups of geological formations. 



(c) A map showing mineral resources. 



2. Geological Surveys of Critical Insular 



Areas in the Pacific Ocean 



(a) Geological Survey of Easter Island 



Since a knowledge of the geology of Easter 



Island might throw light on the question of 



whether there was in past geological time a 



westward extension of the land area of South 



American continent, be it 



Resolved, That it is desirable to have a care- 

 ful study of Easter Island to determine the 



character and geologic age of the rocks com- 

 posing that island. 

 (&) Geological Survey of the Hawaiian Islands 



Since the results of a detailed geological 

 survey of the Hawaiian Islands would aid in 

 the solution of many problems of the Pacific 

 region, be it 



Resolved, That this conference strongly rec- 

 ommends that a geological survey of the Ha- 

 waiian Islands be made and that appropriate 

 geological maps and descriptive texts be pub- 

 lished. 



(c) Geological Survey of the Several Small 

 Islands in Eastern Fiji 



Since raised coral atolls with exposed base- 

 ments of bedded limestone or of volcanic ma- 

 terial are found in eastern Fiji, and since a 

 geological survey of these islands supplemented 

 by reconnaissance work in the neighborhood of 

 Suva would be invaluable in the study of the 

 origin of coral reefs, and in elucidation of the 

 geology of the southwest Pacific, be it 



Resolved, That a topographic and geological 

 survey of the several small islands, such as 

 Mango, Thithia, Lakemba, Vanua Hbalavu 

 and Tuvutha be made at the earliest oppor- 

 tunity, and the results published. 



3. Form of Ocean Bottom 

 Because of their importance as supplements 

 to geological work on land in determining the 

 structural framework of the Pacific region and 

 in interpreting the geological history of the 

 region, be it 



Resolved (o), That the configuration of the 

 bottom of the Pacific ocean be determined 

 with adequate accuracy. 



(6) That charts of the littoral and sub-lit- 

 toral zones be made in all practicable detail, 

 for example, wherever iwssible these charts 

 should be on scales ranging between 1 : 10,000 

 and 1:40,000. 



4. Post-Cretaceous Correlation 

 Since such knowledge is essential to the es- 

 tablishment of an adequate basis for the 

 stratigraphic correlation of the post-Cretace- 

 ous formations of the Pacific region, be it 



