COUNCIL - APRIL 1912 — 8 



First Sitting: Monday April 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. by saying: — 



Gentlemen, In the name of the Bureau I have much pleasure in welcoming 

 you to the tenth Annual Meeting of the Council, and especially those who are 

 with us for the first time, viz: — Professor Schultze, Mr. Jones, Professor Gran 

 and Mr. Borley. 



Professor Schultze is Professor at the University of Kiel, vice Professor 

 Kriimmel, now appointed Professor at the University of Marburg. The latter is 

 unfortunately ill and cannot, therefore, attend at this meeting. We wish Professor 

 Schultze a very hearty welcome. 



Mr. Jones is the Secretary of the Fishery Board for Scotland. I consider 

 myself extremely fortunate in having the pleasure of welcoming him to his first 

 attendance, as he is one of my oldest official friends, and was already an experienced 

 and highly esteemed official on that Board when I first took up official work nearly 

 twenty years ago. 



Professor Gran is attending at the invitation of the Bureau. He is a Pro- 

 fessor at the University of Christiania, and has interested himself greatly in Plankton 

 work. He will explain some new and original methods of Plankton research which 

 will I feel sure be of great interest to the gentlemen taking part in the meetings 

 of the Plankton section. 



Mr. Borley is Chief Naturalist on the staff of the English Fishery Department. 

 He was formerly Naturalist in charge of the investigations at Lowestoft when they 

 were being carried out by the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 

 He has, therefore, had considerable experience in fishery research and will I feel 

 sure be welcomed by the gentlemen on the Fishery Section. 



