COUNCIL — JULY 1905 
Agenda for the Meeting of July 1905 
Opening of the Proceedings. Administrative report (A. On the continuation of 
the work by the different countries; B. On the Hydrographical Section as 
instituted by the Bureau; C. etc.) 
Final approval of the Expenditure for the financial year 1903—1904. 
Nomination of the members of the Bureau, of the Committees and of the 
Finance Committee for 1904-—1905. 
Decision regarding the Expenditure for the financial year 1904—1905; id. for 
the financial year 1905 — 1906. 
Decision regarding the General Report on the work of the period July 1902— 
July 1904. 
Consideration of the Hydrographical Program for the period July 1905—July 
1907, with special regard to the proposals made by the Hydrographical Section, 
by Professor Orro Prrrersson (see 6*) and by the Hydrographical Assistants 
(see Procès-Verbaux de la réunion des assistants hydrographiques, 18—23 juillet 
1904, Annexe A, p. 19—95). 
6* Proposal by Professor Orro PETTERSSoN: 
Water-samples should be taken at certain stations during the future 
terminal cruises and investigated as exactly as possible with regard to 
1. Cl-contents, 2. Gas-contents (N2, O2, CO2 and NEI3), 3. SO3 contents, 
4, Alkalinity and 5. Specific Gravity at = 
Further recommendations regarding the number of samples, stations 
where these are to be taken, and methods etc. will be given by the Inter- 
national Council or by the Central-Laboratory. 
Consideration of the practical-biological Program for the period July 1905— 
July 1907. Amongst others the following will be considered: 
a. Reports of the Committees A, B and C. 
b. Report of the Bureau on the statistical material received by it regarding 
the question of the destruction of small plaice. 
