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The President then informed the meeting that the Bureau had been notified, 
that Dr. C. G. Jon. Petersen would take the place of Captain C. F. Drecaser and 
Cand. Mag. B. Hezzanp-HanseN that of Prof. Fr. Nansen at the present meeting of 
the International Council. 
Under Head 1 of the Agenda (Administrative Report) the General 
Secretary informed the meeting that all the subjects on which reports might be 
given would have to be discussed in dealing with the various heads of the Agenda. 
To save time therefore it would be better if the Bureau was relieved from making 
a general business Report. (Agreement) 
Under Head 2 of the Agenda (Final Approval of the Expenditure 
for the financial year 1904-05) the President reported that the statement 
of accounts, after preliminary examination by the Honorary ‘Treasurer, Captain 
C. F. Drecuset, had been investigated by the Finance Committee and found in 
order. A summary of the state of affairs, showing that the balance at the end of 
the third year 1904—1905 was Kr. 23385.24, was published in the Administrative 
Report for the year 1904—1905. The President’s proposal that the statement of 
accounts be approved of was unanimously accepted. 
Under Head 3 of the Agenda (Nomination of the members of the 
Finance Committee for the year 1905—06) the President reminded the 
meeting of § 9 in the Business Organization, which states that the accounts shall 
be audited by a Committee consisting of five members, viz. the President, Vice- 
President and three others to be nominated by the International Council. Did 
the meeting agree to the nomination of Prof. Max Weser, Amsterdam, Prof. Oro 
Krimmet, Kiel and Mr. J. A. Sanpman, Helsingfors? Would these gentlemen accept 
their nomination? (Agreement) 
The discussion of Heads 4 and 5 of the Agenda was postponed to the next 
meeting of the International Council. 
The President then informed the meeting that it was desirable to place a 
further subject for discussion on the Agenda, namely: Problems which are con- 
sidered by the different Governments specially to press for solution. 
In the course of January the Bureau had written to the members of the Inter- 
national Council and requested them “to communicate with your Government 
“before the Council Meeting of March 1st 1906, in order to be able to lay before 
“the Council a statement as to any one or more particular questions (if there be 
“any such) on which your Government desires a summary. of facts or a definite 
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