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the items of the proposals in order to enable him to make a good yearly administra- 

 tive report. 



It was of special importance that the statistical material should be sent 

 to the Bureau as early as possible. The last Bulletin statistique had been held up 

 for a whole year owing to delays in sending in the necessary material. 



Point 4 of the Agenda, 14th September (Formation of Sections and 

 Committees (Hydrographical, Plankton, Statistical, Limnological 

 and Fish Sections, and Committees dealing with the Plaice, Herring, 

 Baltic, Atlantic Slope and other Atlantic investigations). 



The President suggested on behalf of the Bureau that the following sections 

 and committees should be formed, and that the first sitting of each committee should 

 be opened by the following gentlemen: 



Herring Committee Prof. Hjort. 



Plankton Section — Ostenfeld. 



Hydrographical Section — Pettersson. 



Limnological Committee Mr. Farran. 



Statistical Section , Prof. D'Arcy Thompson. 



Atlantic Slope Committee Mr. Maurice. 



Cod- and Haddock-Committee Dr. Russell. 



Plaice Committee — Redeke. 



Baltic Committee Prof. Witting. 



The President further suggested that the various chairmen should meet im- 

 mediately after close of the Council meeting and frame a programme of the times of 

 meetings, which should then be typewritten and distributed as quickly as possible. 



Point 5 of the Agenda, 14th September (Final approval of the Accounts 

 for 1920—21). 



The General Secretary gave a short explanation about this statement (see 

 p. 44) and reported that the accounts which were now laid before the Council for 

 its final approval had already been audited and found correct by the finance com- 

 mittee, viz: Messrs. Maurice, Hjort, Pettersson, Redeke and Witting. The 

 accounts for 1920 — 21 were then approved by the Council. 



Point 6 of the Agenda, 14th September (Statement of Accounts for 

 1921—22). 



The General Secretary referred to the printed statement distributed to 

 the members (see p. 45) and mentioned that the balance carried forward from 

 1921—22 till 1922—23 was Kr. 93,753.99. 



Point 7 of the Agenda, 14th September (Estimates for the financial 

 year 1922—23). 



Postponed to next sitting. 



