COUNCIL — SEPT. 1912 — APPENDIX G — 78 — 



Fourth Sitting: Saturday, 21st Sept. 1912, 11.15 a.m. 



Chairman: Prof. Knddsen. 



Secretary: Dr. Gehrke. 



Also present: G. Ekman, Green, Jacobsen, Jee, Schültze, Ttdeman, Witting. 



Later: Masterman, Redeke, Hugh Smith. 



The protocols of the previous meetings were all read and agreed to. 



A discussion was then entered upon with the American delegate, Dr. Smith, 

 regarding hydrographical work in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first of all indicated 

 as desirable, that surface samples should be taken by route steamers in the North 

 Atlantic four times a year, and a Resolution (No. 7) was passed to this effect. 

 The closer determination of suitable routes to be settled by correspondence be- 

 tween the Hydrographical Department of the Bureau and the separate countries. 

 The net of route-lines to be so closely drawn that reliable surface charts can be 

 compiled for the four quarterly months, and on each separate route the distance 

 between samples in open sea to be about 150 nautical miles. 



As regards deep-sea work, it was unaminously agreed that hydrographical 

 sections were much wanted, both in the southern parts of North American waters 

 and also across the Newfoundland Banks. Resolutions (No. 8 and 9) were passed 

 to this effect. 



The meeting closed at 1 p. m. 



