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This election was also carried with acclamation, as also the re-election of 

 the General Secretary. 



Prof. D'Arcy Thompson, Prof. Knudsen and Prof. Ostenfeld were appointed 

 Editors af the Statistical, the Hydrographical and Plankton Bulletins respectively. 



Besides the Chairman, Professor 0. Pettersson, were appointed Prof. 

 D'Arcy Thompson and Prof. Gilson as members of the Editorial Committee. 



Point 6 of the Agenda (continued). The General Secretary pointed out that 

 the programme of future work was laid down in the various proposals from the 

 sections which had just been adopted. He wished to point out the special importance 

 of the Plaice question. He knew well the difficulties connected with this question 

 and with International agreements, for it had taken many years to conclude a Con- 

 vention between Sweden and Denmark on the protection of the Plaice fisheries in 

 the Cattegat. He wished however to point out the supreme importance of arriving 

 at some results. The practical results for many years might not seem great, but from 

 a scientific point of view much had been attained. The Governments regarded the 

 Plaice question as a very vital one and were anxious that conclusions should be 

 arrived at. He also urged the importance of early replies to letters sent out from the 

 Bureau. Sometimes reports were received from all countries participating in some 

 particular work, with the exception of one, and without that one report it was im- 

 possible to proceed further with the matter. 



Point 12 of the Agenda. (Conclusion of the meeting). The Chairman 

 then declared the thirteenth meeting of the International Council closed. 



