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Head of 1st Section (General Affairs; investiga- 

 tion; projection and compilation) Kaigun 

 Taisa (Captain) Sadakiti Sitabo. 

 Head of 2nd Section (Surveys) Kaigun Taisa 



(Captain) Kanzo Matubara. 

 Head of 3rd Section (Cartography and Publica- 

 tions) Kaigun Taisa (Captain) Kiyosi Ku- 

 sakawa. 

 Head of 4th Section (Astronomical Calculations, 

 research and prediction of Tide), Kaigun Taisa 

 (Captain) Tosio Akiyosi, B.Sc. 

 Head of 5th Section (Marine Meteorology and 

 Oceanography) Kaigun Taisa (Captain) Sohei 

 Tasiro. 

 Head of Section of Accounts Kaigun Syukei- 

 Tyflsa (Paymaster Commander) Gonzo Tokida. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: No special 



accommodations for visitors. 

 Income: Estimated expenditures in 1936: Yen 



1,113,000. 

 Provision for publication of results: Notices to Mari- 

 ners, Translation of Foreign Sailing Directions, 

 Sailing Directions for Japan, The Russian Mari- 

 time Provinces, and the China Pilot. These 

 together with those for Bengal, Philippine Islands, 

 Borneo, the western and eastern sides of the China 

 Sea, and most parts of Eastern Archipelago and 

 Hawaii, 55 volumes; Ocean Passages, 1 vol.. 

 Coastal Passages, 1 vol. ; the Light Lists for Japan 

 and other parts of the Orient, 2 vols. ; separate 

 volumes of saiHng directions for various maritime 

 regulations. Tide-tables, Nautical Almanac, As- 

 tronomical Navigation Tables, Distance Tables, 

 List of Japanese Place Names, Hydrographic 

 Bulletin (Suiro-Yoho), Bulletin of the Hydro- 

 graphic Department Imperial Japanese Navy of 

 which eight volumes have been issued (being 

 irregular reports of studies and investigations). 



Central Meteorological Observatory of Japan ('37) 



History or origin: Established in 1875. 



Location: Takehira-tyo 2, Kozimatiku, Tokyo. 



Organizatio7i to which attached: Department of 

 Education. 



Purposes: General meteorological investigations 

 including allied researches in oceanography, 

 seismology, and terrestrial magnetism. 



Scope of activities: (1) Forecasting weather and 

 printing weather charts. (2) Radio reception 

 and sending of weather reports. (3') Work shops 

 where instruments are made. (4) Repairing 

 chronometers. (5) Solar radiation and its in- 



fluence on plankton. (6) Tidal investigations. 

 (7) Seismology. (8) Terrestrial magnetic ob- 

 servations. 



Equipment: M. S. Ryohu-Maru, a steel boat of 

 1,200 tonnage, specially intended for the marine 

 meteorological and oceanographical observations, 

 is in course of construction, and will be completed 

 in June, 1937. Principal dimensions: length 225 

 feet, breadth 35 feet, depth 24 feet. Twin 

 screws. Speed: 15 knots. 



Staff: Director Prof. T. Okada; Chief of the Fore- 

 cast Division, Dr. S. Fujiwhara; Chief of the 

 Tides and Radiation, Dr. R. Sekiguti. 



Income: Yen 750,000 (annual) . 



Provision for publication of results: Monthly and 

 annual reports of Meteorological Observations in 

 Japan; Monthly Weather Review; Geophysical 

 Magazine; Bulletin; Actinometric Bulletin; Solar 

 Radiation; Tide tables — Short Report of results 

 of observations on solar radiation made in Japan. 

 Report of Magnetic Observations; Report of 

 Agricultural Meteorology; Report of Aerological 

 Meteorology. 



The Fisheries Experiment Station of the 

 Government-General of Chosen ('37) 



History or origin: Established on May 6, 1921. 



Location: Fusan, Chosen. 



Organization to which attached: The Government- 

 General of Chosen. 



Purposes: Scientific researches on aquatic products 

 for the promotion of the Fisheries. 



Scope of activities: Chosen and its adjacent waters. 



Equipment: Main building in Fusan consists of 

 laboratories for (a) fishing research and the study 

 of suitable fishing boats, (b) chemical and physio- 

 logical researches, (c) biological and aquicultural 

 researches and (d) oceanographical researches. 



Research ves.sels: (a) Misago-Maru, a steel 

 motor boat of 153 tons for oceanographical ob- 

 servation, (b) Otori-Maku, a wooden motor boat 

 of 40 tons and (c) Hayabusa-Maru, a wooden 

 motor boat of 31 tons, both for fishing researches. 

 Branch Station at Chinkai for fish culture has 

 (a) biological laboratory and (b) ponds for fresh 

 water fish culture. 



Branch Station at Seishin for manufacturing 

 industry of Sardine has (a) chemical laboratory 

 and (b) factories. 



Staff: Head of the fishery department. 

 Head of the chemical and physiological depart- 

 ment. 



