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It was also determined that the carrying out once a year of a continuous 

 series of investigations of 14 days duration from ships at anchor in the Slcageraic 

 and the North Sea would be desirable, and that the following countries should as 

 far as possible take part: Sweden, Germany, Holland, England and Scotland. 

 Further, that the investigations should be completed with similar simultaneous 

 observations from a series of lightships. To this effect Resolutions No. 2 and 3 

 were passed, the final determination of time and stations being, however, post- 

 poned, it being considered desirable to await, if possible, the working up of the 

 material collected in August of this year. 



It was also pointed out that the maintenance of the English and Scottish 

 hydrographical investigations in their previous extent was to be desired, and a 

 Resolution (No. 4) was passed to this effect. 



A further Resolution (No. 5) as to continuous hydrographical measurements 

 from a series of lightships in the Baltic and the Kattegat was discussed and finally 

 passed. 



The following proposal was also discussed, independently of the programme 

 of work for the present year, the Section being of opinion that the point of view 

 therein expressed was worthy of consideration. 



"That in order to follow the seasonal variations of temperature and salinity 

 in the North Sea, a station be fixed, centrally situated in the deep water of the 

 North Sea to the North of the Dogger Bank, to be investigated on the 14th and 15th 

 of each month. Besides the observations of temperature and salinity, current 

 measurements should also, weather permitting, be carried out during 48 hours 

 from ships at anchor. The observations in January, May, and September to be 

 carried out by Holland; in February, June and October by Germany; in March, 

 July, and November by England; in April, August and December by Scotland. Sta- 

 tions to be taken on the outward and homeward voyage." 



Finally, it was unanimously agreed that the collection of observations of 

 surface temperature and samples for titrimetrical determination of surface salinity 

 by liners was to be desired, both in the Baltic, North Sea, and English Channel, 

 and also in the Atlantic Ocean. Closer determination of the routes to be selected 

 must, however, be postponed. 



The meeting closed at 1 p. m. 



