XVI ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Proposed' Meeting of Imperial and Colonial Meteorologists in 1908. 



To consider the best means of obtaining co-operation between the 

 various meteorological organizations of the Empire with regard to the 

 following matters: 



1. Uniformity of practice as regards instrumental equipment, 

 hours of observation, instructions and forms for observers, formulas and 

 tables of reduction, with the modifications necessary for special types 

 of climate and conditions of service. 



2. Forms and methods of publication of results from stations of 

 the several orders, (a) for local use, and {h) for general meteorological 

 purposes. 



3. Scales and projections for Weather Charts and Meteorological 

 Maps. 



4. The discussion of observations for local and general purposes. 

 Selection of years for mean values, etc. 



5. Co-operative researches dealing with extensive portions of the 

 earth's surface. 



(a) The combination and discussion of normal meteorological ob- 

 servations for large parts of the earth's surface, {c-g-, The rainfall 

 relations of the Indian Ocean and the continents bordering thereupon, 

 or the persistent air currents of the xVtlantic Ocean and their relation 

 to the fluctuations of pressure in the neighbouring land areas. The 

 pressure and rainfall relations of the Globe (Solar Physics Commission). 

 The Relations of Climate and Health. (Sir Lauder Brunton's Com- 

 mittee of the South African Meeting of the British Association)., The 

 phenomena of local winds. 



(6) Instrumental equipment for special observations, such as solar 

 radiation, terrestrial magnetism, atmospheric electricity, or seismological 

 obeervations. 



Eoyal Society of Canada. 



Ottawa, Canada, December 14th, 1907. 

 My Lord, 



With reference to the invitations recently issued to their Excellencies 

 of various British Colonies, praying that they would be pleased to bring 

 the subject of a Meteorological Congress at Ottawa, in May, 1908, to 

 the attention of their Ministers with the object of sending delegates to 

 the said Conference, we, the undersigned officers of the Eoyal Society 

 of Canada, respectfully ask that Your Lordship will, on behalf of the 

 Eoyal Society of Canada, he pleasecl to extend that invitation to all 

 British Colonies not included among those to wliieh invitations wore 

 adflressed, and forwarded through the Popartmout of tbo Tlonourable 



