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apparatus at short notice. This would, I think, also be of great importance to 

 our organisation. 



The laboratory should also undertake the testing of instruments obtained 

 through its agency, or sent in to be tested, and carry out control analysis or spe- 

 cial analysis if desired, as far as possible. The most important point in this re- 

 spect, however, appears to me to be the furtherance of uniformity and compar- 

 ableness as well as of suitable exactitude in all measurements carried out by the 

 various countries. 



It frequently happens, that hydrographers visit Copenhagen for the purpose 

 of obtaining information as to hydrographical methods and apparatus, and it should, 

 in my opinion, be the object of the laboratory to furnish such information as far 

 as possible, without entering into competition with existing institutions. Such in- 

 formation has hitherto been furnished by the Danish Hydrographical Laboratory, 

 I consider it, however, as much more natural that this should be done by an inter- 

 national laboratory in possession of the requisite instruments and assistance. 



There are also other very important tasks which could be undertaken by 

 such a laboratory; the extent to which these could be carried out would, however, 

 of course depend to a great extent upon the means and assistance at its disposal. 

 I need only mention, for instance, the construction of new and improvement of 

 older types of apparatus. There would however, in all probability, be little time 

 to spare for such work, at any rate at first. Such problems demand a sufficiency 

 of means and material, and could in most cases be better dealt with in the various 

 national laboratories. In the field of special laboratory investigation much could 

 be done. I will however merely point out, that it might be advisable to extend 

 the work of the constant-determinations which lead to the hydrographical tables. 

 I should, for instance, consider it of importance to determine the proportion of 



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— for a series of water-samples from other areas than those hitherto considered. 



(Go-operation of the United States). 



The details as to the equipment and stafif of the laboratory can of course 

 be arranged in various ways. In order to formulate a definite proposal, I may 

 mention that my idea is as follows: 



If the charge of the laboratory were entrusted to me, the laboratory could 

 to a certain extent lean upon the Danish Hydrographical Laboratory and my physical 

 laboratory at the University, in which case the only additional expense would be 



