What was the result of the commission

there are multiple defonitions:

an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people.

"he received a commission to act as an informer"  

a group of people officially charged with a particular function.

"the United Nations High Commission for Refugees"  

an amount of money, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction.

"foreign banks may charge a commission"  

a warrant conferring the rank of officer in an army, navy, or air force.

"he has resigned his commission"

b toward the volcano.landward. the landward side of something is the side nearest to the land or facing the land, rather than the sea.