COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 1910 



First Sitting: Thursday September 22nd at 10 a. m. 



The President W. E. Archer in the chair. 

 Present: the Members, Experts etc. (list p. 3). 



Under Head 1 of the Agenda (Opening of the Proceedings, Admini- 

 strative Report, Nomination of Sections), the President opened the sitting 

 at 10 a.m. and wished all those present a hearty welcome, particularly Mr. Hamman, 

 Dr. HoEK, Dr. Knipowitsch and Dr. Wind, who had not been present last year, as 

 well as Dr. Dahl and Dr. Jee , who were attending for the first time. The Presi- 

 dent then continued by saying that in addition he was sure that he was voicing 

 the unanimous opinion of the whole Council , when expressing the very great 

 pleasure it gave them to welcome at this Meeting, as guests of the Council, Dr. 

 Hugh M. Smith, Deputy Commissioner of the United States' Commission of Fisheries, 

 and Mr. Fabre Domergue, Inspector General of Sea Fisheries to the French Govern- 

 ment, to whom the nature and objects of the . Co-operation could now be explained. 



Next on the proposal of the President a telegram was sent to His Majesty 

 the King of Denmark thanking him for his gracious interest in the work of the 

 Council, as also a telegram to the former President of the Council, Dr. Herwig, 

 who was still taking a great interest in the work he did so much to promote. 



The President then drew attention to the Report on the Administration of 

 the work during the financial year 1908 — 09, printed in Rapports & Procès- Ver- 

 baux, Vol. XII, which had already been distributed, and asked, the gentlemen 

 present to take this opportunity in case they might wish to call the attention of 

 the Council to any point in this Report. But no discussion arose, 



On the proposal of the President and in accordance with the resolution passed 

 at the Council Meeting in 1908 the following sections were formed, viz: — (1) Hydro- 

 graphical Section, first meeting to be opened by Prof. Pettersson, (2) Fisheries 

 and Statistical Section, first meeting to be opened by Pres. Archer, and (3) 

 Plankton Section, first meeting to be opened by Geheimrat Rose; it was decided 

 that in accordance with last year's precedent the sections should elect their own 

 chairman and settle their own order of business. The times and places for the 

 sectional meetings were then arranged. 



