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KEPOET. S,lt, ~ Geological Survey Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1908. I have the honour to present to you the second annual report (new series) of the Geological Survey Department. I have, &c, J. M. Bell, Director Geological Survey. Hon. James McGowan, Minister of Mines, Wellington. INTRODUCTION. During the season 1907-8 the general arrangements of the Geological Survey have remained almost the same as those described in the first annual report of the Department, which gave details of the work up to the end of 1900. The operations of the Geological Survey comprise geological investigations of various kinds and topographical surveys. The results of these labours for this season will be given in succeeding pages in this report. • » fo In order that the results of our investigations may be made available at as early a date v possible after the completion of the field-work, it has been decided that the annual report shall each year cover all our operations up to the 31st May. This is the date at which suspension of our neld-work generally takes place, and is as late in the year as is convenient for the completion of our report before presentation to Parliament. Consequently the present report deals with all operations of the Survey between the Ist January, 1907, and'the 31st May, 1908. STAFF. Mr. Kenneth M. Graham, Assistant Topographer, resigned his position on the 31st March 1907, to enter the service of the Federated Malay States, and Mr. John A. Bartrum, M.Sc who had been on probation for four months, was permanently appointed as an Assistant Geologist on the Ist April, 1908. Besides the officers in the following list, Mr. G. E. Harris has been employed as a temporary draughtsman since the Ist October, 1906, and Mr. H. Richardson as temporary assistant topographer since the Ist November, 1907. The personnel of the Department is now as follows :— TV r ■ t '"I' ■ 1 o x Name of offi ' ,M Date °f Appointment. Director of the Geological Survey .. James Mackintosh Bell, M.A., Ph.D. 21st January 1905 General Geologst .. .. Percy Gates Morgan, M.A. 19th May 1905 Assistant Geologist .. .. Edward de Courcy Clarke, M.A .. Ist January, 1907. ... .. .. John A. Bartrum, M.Sc. . ..Ist April, 1908. M-.iung Geologst .. .. .. Colin'Fraser. M.Sc. ..' . 28th March 1905 Assistant Mining Geologst .. Ernest John Herhert Webb, B.E. .. Ist November, 1906. •. James Henry Adams, B.Sc. .. Ist April, 1907 Topographer .. .. .. Reginald Pa'mer Greville (licensed Transferred from Lands I I Surveyor) and Survey Departr, .. ment, Ist April. 1906. draughtsman Robert James Crawford .. .. Transferred from Lands and Survey Depart- . .■ ~ , ment, Ist August, 1905. Assistant Draughtsman .. . . Owen Ambrose Darby .. .. Transferred from Lands aid Survey Department, Ist September, Correspondence Clerk .. .. John Thompson sth February, 1906. Clerk •• •• •• •• Peter Clarke .. .. Transferred from Post and Telegraph Department, Ist November, 1906. I—C. 9.