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Geological Survey.

Last month (February) a bill was
passed by the Virginia legislature establishing
a bureau to be known as the Virginia
State Geological Survey. This is
a measure of great importance, and
should prove of great value to the Commonwealth.
The bureau is to have its
headquarters at the University; and the
board is to be composed of the Governor
(ex-officio), the president of the University,
the president of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and two citizens
at large. An annual appropriation of
ten thousand dollars is provided for in
the bill.