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19. It shall meet in London, once in three years at least, and 

 at such other times as the Chairman, with the concurrence of 

 live other members, may specially appoint. 



20. It shall make a report of its doings, and submit a balance 

 sheet, copies of which shall be distributed to the several 

 Regional Bureaus, and published in some recognised periodical 

 or periodicals, in each of the constituent regions. 



21. Each Contracting Body shall have one vote in deciding 

 all questions brought before the Council. 



Central Bureau. 



22. The final editing and the publication of the Catalogue is 

 entrusted to an organisation, called the Central Bureau, under 

 the direction of the International Council. The Central Bureau 

 will be established in London. Until further notice, communi- 

 cations may be addressed to the Director of the International 

 Catalogue, 34 and 35, Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C. 



Eegional Bureaus. 



23. Any country which shall declare its willingness to under- 

 take the task shall be entrusted with the duty of collecting, 

 provisionally classifying, and transmitting to the Central 

 Bureau, in accordance with rules laid down by the International 

 Council, all the entries belonging to the scientific literature 

 published in that country, whatever be the language in which 

 that literature may appear. 



The organisations created for the above purpose are called 

 Regional Bureaus. 



III. 



DUTIES OF THE REGIONAL BUREAUS. 

 A.— GENERAL. 



24. The first duty of a Regional Bureau will be to inform the 

 Central Bureau : — 



a. As to the person or persons with whom the Central 

 Bureau is to communicate as its representative or Head of its 

 Regional Bureau. 



h. As to the number of complete sets or of separate volumes 

 for the different sciences to be supplied to it {see below 25-30). 



