Excerpt from Imperial Geological Survey of Japan: With a Catalogue of Articles Exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Held at San Francisco, United States of America in 1915

Bureau, under the name of (imperial Geological Survey). It was now felt, in the interests of industries rapidly developing in the Empire, that, as far as possible, the investiga tions carried out under the Survey should be directed to matters promising to be of practical importance, such as the examination of ore deposits, °arable soils, and other forms of mineral wealth, with the object of affording assistance to mining, agriculture, and other branches of applied science. The Survey was organized in accordance with this view and Mr. T. Vvada was made Director. The work in the Topographical and Geological Sections was placed under the immediate control of Dr. E. Naumann, i while the Agronomical and Chemical. Sections were under the charge of Prof. Dr. M. Pesca? And Mr. O. Korschelt respect ively. In 1885, the late Dr. T. Harada succeeded Dr. E. Naumann, in the direction of the Geological and Topographical Surveys, and since 1884, the work of the Chemical Laboratory has been under the direction of Mr. J. Takayama who succeeded Mr. O. Korschelt. In 1891, ill health obliged Dr. T. Harada to resign his office and in 1893, Mr. T. \\7ada having retired, Mr. T. Keel-111313, then Chief of the Geological Section, was appoint ed Director. In 1894, Prof. Dr. M. Fesca was relieved of his office and pensioned in recognition of his valuable services ex tending over a period of twelve years. Thus the work of the Survey, which for a number of years had been carried on with the assistance of foreign experts, came now wholly into the hands of our nationals. In July 1900, a staff for the detailed survey of oil lands was organized as a department of the Survey, and in December 1903, was amalgamated with the Survey. In March 1904, the Agronomical Section was transferred to the Agricultural Experimental Station as a department of the same. In July of the same year, Mr. T. Kocnuse having retired, Mr.

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