396 SECOND INTEKNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 



programme iu accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Con- 

 ference. 



The Chairman read a telegram from the Belgian Government 

 authorising the lielgian Consul to attend the Conference, owing to the 

 illness of the delegates appointed. 



The Conference rose at 1 p.m. 



Friday, May IOtii. 

 10.30 a.m. Sir Colin Scott Moncriefif (Great Britain) in the chair. 



The Belgian Consul, ]\I. Andvord, was present. 



The Chairman proposed the despatch of a telegram to the King of 

 Norway. 



The Council of Vice-Presidents was authorised to prepare and sign 

 the telegram; to consider the question of the establishment of a Central 

 Bureau ; and to consider a proposition of the Chairman's relative to an 

 international understandiug with regard to the conditional prohibition 

 of the use of fishing appliances, as for example in the Moray Firth. 



Dr. Knipowitsch (Russia) proposed the addition of Mr. Nordqvist to 

 the Council of Vice-Presidents, on the ground that Finland, although to 

 be regarded as part of the Russian Empire, was participating in the 

 explorations in a special manner, and was contributing the necessary 

 funds on its own account. The proposition was accepted. 



The Chairman proposed that Dr. Knipowitsch take the chair on the 

 morrow ; but the latter declined so that the final meeting might be 

 presided over by Prof. Nansen. 



The meeting adjourned at 11 a.m., and met again at 



3.30 p.m. 



The Chairman read the following telegram addressed to His Majesty : 



A sa Majed6 le Boi Oscar II., Stockholm. 



Edunis a Kristiania pour continuer Us travaux prMiminaircs dont Ic 

 hut est I'Hude des Mers du Nord de I'EiLropc et qui out iti inaugur4s si 

 heu7'eusernent a Stockholm it y a deux cms, 



nous nous souvcnons avec nne frofonde et respectueuse gratitude de 

 V initiative de voire Majeste ct du grand intdret cjiu' Elle a daigiU 

 t6moigner a nos travaux. 



L'exemple si 6lev6 donnd par voire Majest6, I'amour jwur la science, 

 montrd a si differentes reprises, nous a encourage ct nous a cid cVun tris 

 grand appiui. 



Cest grace a lui ciue nous comptons arriver avec nos ddiMrations a des 

 risultats trds favorahles au developpement du hien-itre humain. 



(Signed by the President, Vice-Presidents, and General Secretary.) 



