410 SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 



§ 11. The site of the Central Bureau, to be decided by the Govern- 

 ments concerned, shall at the same time be the residence of the General 

 Secretary. 



III. 



The purpose of the International Laboratory shall be — 



§ 12. To control apparatus and to ensure uniformity of methods. 



The various apparatus and instruments now used for oceanic research 

 should be examined, in order to settle which are the most trustworthy. 

 Experiments may also be made to improve the apparatus and instru- 

 ments, or to construct new and better ones. 



§ 13. The water-samples sent by the workers of the participating 

 states are to be analysed and examined at the central laboratory, from 

 which also samples of standard water should be provided. 



§ 14. In the central laboratory various important investigations of 

 general interest for oceanic researches may be carried out. The various 

 methods for determining salinity, temperature, gases, plankton, etc., of 

 the sea should be carefully tested, in order that standard methods may 

 be fixed. 



§ 15. Facilities should be afforded to the participating states for 

 sending students to the central laboratory to be trained for oceanic 

 researches. 



§ 16. The investigators of the participating states, or special expe- 

 ditions, may, if desired, be supplied from the central laboratory with 

 instruments, apparatus, etc., for oceanic research at cost price. 



§ 17. The International Laboratory is subordinate to the Central 

 Council, to which its accounts shall be rendered. Its operations shall 

 be reported to the Central Bureau. 



§ 18. The site of the central laboratory shall be decided by the 

 Governments concerned, and should be conveniently situated for oceanic 

 researches. 



D. 



The Conference considers it absolutely indispensable that each of the 

 countries concerned should provide a steamer specially constructed for 

 scientific fishery researches. 



E. 



It is very desirable that the first periodical cruise should take place 

 as soon as possible, but be not postponed beyond May, 1002, at latest. 



The Central Bureau shall commence operations as soon as possible, 

 but not later than the beginning of 1902. 



