STATE WHARFINGER— O'Donnell's Wharf, Baltimore, Md.
T. Howard Dail...........................Baltimore City ..........................1902

The Governor, with the consent of the Senate, appoints one or more
State Wharfingers for two years from the first Monday in May. (P. G.
L., Art. 98, Sec. 1).

The State Wharfinger has charge of the State Wharves in Balti-
more City, and the collection of wharfage dues therefrom.

STATE WEATHER SERVICE— Office at Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Md.
Director,
William Bullock Clark............Baltimore City....... ...................1902
Secretary and Treasurer,
W. T. L. Taliaferro................Prince George's County............1902
Meteorologist,
Oliver L. Fassig............ ....... Baltimore City.......... ...............1902
A Director, designated by the President, of the Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity; a Secretary and Treasurer, designated by the President of the
Maryland Agricultural College, and a Meteorologist, designated by the
Chief of the United States Weather Bureau, shall be commissioned by
the Governor for two years from the first Monday in May. (Chapter
329,1892).

The State Weather Service collects and publishes data relating to-
the climatic and weather conditions of the State,

STATE GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY.
COMMISSION.
Governor,
John Walter Smith......... ... ...... ........Worcester County.
Comptroller,
Joshua W. Hering ............... ...... ............Carroll County.
President Maryland Agricultural College,
R. W. Sylvester................................... Prince George's County.
President John Hopkins University,
Dr. Ira C. Remsen................................Baltimore City.

SCIENTIFIC STAFF.
State Geologist,
William Bullock Clark......... .................Baltimore City.

Assistant Geologists,
Edward B. Matthews............................Baltimore City.
C. C. O'Hara .................... ......... .........Baltimore City.
R. B. Rowe...... ......... ......... ........ .........Baltimore City.

Chief of Division of Appalachian Geology,
Charles S. Prosser....................................... ..........................
Chief of Division of Terrestial Megiietism,
This Commission consists of the Governor, Comptroller, President
of the Maryland Agricultural College and President of John Hopkins
University, who appoint a Geologist of established reputation. (Chap-
ter 51,1896.)
The State Geological and Economic Survey is established for the-
purpose of the examination of the Geological formation of the State
with a special reference to their economic product, and the preparation.
of special geological and economic maps to illustrate the resources of
the State.