STATISTICAL SECTION — JULY 1905 ( 50 ) 
of cooperation which underlay the international work must be recognised here as 
elsewhere, however, and it was therefore desired, that the representatives of the 
various countries should express their opinion on what had already been done by 
the Bureau and thus aid in laying down the lines of the future work. In order 
that the discussion might have a definite point d'appui, the Bureau had prepared 
a provisional program’ which indicated at one and the same time the lines 
followed in preparing the reports already in the hands of the members and the 
lines proposed to be followed in the future statistical publications. It would be 
advisable if the members present would kindly agree to follow the order indicated 
in the program, the same as in the day’s agenda. 
As the members expressed approval, the meeting then proceeded to the 
consideration of the provisional program. 
Under Point 1, Summaries of the ordinary market-statistics, the 
members agreed that the Bureau should publish annual summaries of the statisti- 
cal data available for each country, which would show the details indicated in the 
program. It was considered, however, that the program might be made more de- 
tailed in several respects. 
Under Heading 3), Mr. ArcHErR proposed that dus “principal species of food 
fishes” should be named. 
Dr. Kytz said that by “principal ty was intended the seven species 
mentioned in Appendix K, viz. plaice, sole, turbot, brill, haddock, cod and herring, 
It was agreed that the program should give the names of these species. 
Mr. Horr suggested that the dab (Pl. limanda) might also be added to the 
list, as the distribution of this species was of interest by comparison with that of 
the plaice. 
Prof. Henxine and others pointed out, however, that the dab was not given 
separately in the statistics of several countries. 
It was then agreed that the detailed statistics regarding the dab should be 
given if possible. 
Heading 3) thus amended was then read and approved by the meeting. 
In answer to Mr. ArcHer, Dr. Kyte stated that the “different regions”, re- 
ferred to under the same heading, meant first of all the principal regions referred 
to under heading 2), but that, if the data permitted it, a further subdivision of 
1 Comp. p. 24 of the Procés-Verbal of the meeting of the International Council of July 21, 1905. 
