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THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY i9
general geology of various specific districts. The Survey, in coopera-
tion with the United States Geological Survey, made a study of the
granites of Connecticut, and did considerable work on the under-
ground water resources.
PRESENT MAIN LINES OF WORK
A new study of the minerals of Connecticut is now completed. A
study of the bed-rock geology of the eastern highlands is nearing
completion, and good progress has been made in the similar study of
the western highlands. A study of the shore-line changes was made,
and a paper is being prepared on the mammals of Connecticut. Studies
are in progress on various subjects in botany, entomology, and zoology.
PREVIOUS SURVEY ORGANIZATIONS
There have been no previous Survey organizat.io:as.
DELAWARE
There is no official State Geological Survey, and no infor~na.tion is
available regarding the duties and functions usually undertaken and
performed by such an organization.
FLORIDA Ink
The Florida State Geological Surrey was created by the Legislature
of 1907. The official headquarters are in Tallahassee, where the Survey
office and museum are located in the recently erected State Building,
known as the Martin Building.
SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES
As specified by law, the Survey is required to investigate the mineral
and other deposits of value, surface and subterranean water supplies,
soils, and other natural resources. The State Geologist is also required
to make an annual report to the Governor and to make a. collection of
specimens illustrating the geological and mineral features of the State.
ORGANIZATION
The Survey is an independent department, with no governing board,
hut under the direct; super~-isiol1 of the Governor. The present State
Geologist, Hern~.an Gunl;er, was appointed by the Governor on Septem
* Information furnished by Herman Gunter, State Geologist, March, 1932.
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20 THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND
ber 27, 1927. The State Geologist gives. his full time to Survey work.
His salary is fixed by law, and is payable monthly.
The non-technical st.aft is. composed of one clerical assistant employed
by the State Geologist by and with the approval of the Governor. The
full-time technical staff includes two assistant geologists, and one mu-
seum and field assistant. These persons are employed by the State Geolo-
gist with the approval of the Governor and without intervention of the
Civil Service Commission, the term of service being at the pleasure of the
State Geologist,, who is authorized by law to " appoint subject to the ap-
proval of the Governor such assistance as he may find necessary to enable
him to successfully, and with reasonable dispatch, accomplish the object
of the Survey " The salaries of the full-time staff range from
$900 to $2700 per year. There is also a, fund of $1800 available annually
for the employment of temporary assistants, which is used for special
investigations, and in employment of various specialists. No advanced
college students or professors are in the employ of the Survey.
APPROPRIATIONS
The financial support of the Geological Survey is entirely from the
General Revenue fund. No appropriations are contingent upon coopera.-
tion or upon any other factor, and there is no support from royalties.
Appropriations for the four years covered by the last two bienniums
are as follows:
1927-28
192~29
1929-30
930-31
$23,850
23,850
25,350
25,350
Appropriations for the current biennium, from July 1, 1931 to June
30, 1933, amounted to $24,800 annually, but a reduction amounting to
approximately twenty per cent was effected by a provision that during
the current biennium annual expenditures shall not exceed $20,160.
It is estimated that the expenditures of the Survey are distributed
approximately as follows:
Administrative and routine clerical......
Topographic ....................................
Geologic work ...
Geographic work ......
Other items . ......
Printing and engraving
Per cent
............ 25
......... none
.............. 15
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