REPORT OF SCIENTIFIC WORK PERFORMED IN CONNEC- 

 TION WITH THE DOMINION METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. 



The ordinary climatic and forecast work of the Meteorological 

 Service has been carried on systematically throughout the year, and 

 investigation of the connection between meteorological conditions in 

 Canada and those existing in other parts of the globe has been continued 

 with energy. 



With the double object in view of obtaining climatic data from 

 Canada's north land and of obtaining continuous barometric observations 

 from the northern portions of the Continent, six stations lying between 

 Ft. McMurray on the Athabaska river and the Arctic Coast will within 

 the next few months be supplied with full meteorological equipments. 

 Investigation has so far led to a belief that the character of our Can- 

 adian winters depends in a largue degree on the intensity and position 

 of the highest mean pressure over the continent, and it does not seem 

 improbable that it may be demonstrated that changes in these high 

 pressures are related to atmospheric conditions over the equatorial 

 regions. 



It has been an*anged that a meeting of meteorologists representing 

 Great Britain and British Dominions shall be held in Quebec imme- 

 diately after the close of the tercentenary celebration in July. 



The importance of co-operation between different countries for the 

 solution of the wider questions of meteorology has long been recognized 

 on the Continent of Europe, and meetings of Directors of Meteorological 

 Institutions and Observatories are held, from time to time, for the 

 consideration of questions concerning joint action and uniformity of 

 organization. 



The meetings are also found to be useful on account of the oppor- 

 tunity which they afford for the personal exchange of views and the 

 comparison of experience of methods employed under various conditions 

 of climate and of social surroundings. 



Such international meetings have not yet been held outside Europe 

 and the nimiber of Imperial or Colonial representatives who attend them 

 is very small, although the British Empire includes the widest possible 

 diversities of climate, and many of the most favourable positions for 

 observations of international importance are on her soil. 



The general object of the conference then will be 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, instniotions and forms for observers, formulae and tables 



