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(d) The expenses of the central office are approximately estimated 

 £4,800 (96,000 marks) yearly. 



(e) The place of the central bureau, to be decided by the Governments 

 concerned, shall at the same time be the residence of the general 

 secretary, and should be conveniently situated for hydrographical and 

 biological researches. 



(/) It will be for the Governments concerned to decide among them- 

 selves the share to be borne by each. 



ScJieme for the expenditure of the Central Bureau. 



£ 



1. General Secretary . . ... 750 



2. Principal Assistant . . ... 500 



3. President, for incidental expenses other than travel- 



ling expenses . . ... 200 



4. Vice-President, for incidental expenses other than 



travelling expenses . . ... 100 



5. Office, laboratory, scientific and technical assistants, 



draughtsmen, clerks, servants, postage, telegrams, 



and similar expenses . . . .. 2,250 



6. Travelling expenses . . ... 300 



Note : Travelling expenses of connnissiouers attending 

 meetings of the Council shall be borne l)y their 

 respective Governments. 



7. Printing . . . ... 500 



8. Incidental expenses . . ... 200 



£4,800 

 D. 



It is desirable that these investigations should begin May 1st, 1901. 



E. 



The Conference declares that it is of the greatest importance, both for 

 high-sea fisheries and for the weather forecasts for long periods, that the 

 Faroe Islands and Iceland should be included in the European telegraph 

 system as soon as possible. 



F. 



The relation between the quantity of halogen contained in the water 

 and the density of the water shall be carefully investigated by an 

 experimental revision of the tables compiled by Knudsen (Ingolf Exp. 

 II. 37). The tables compiled by Makaroff, Kriiramel, and others for the 

 relation of specific gravity to density and salinity are likewise in urgent 

 need of experimental revision. 



