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up of a report for his division had been the subjeet of deliberation at the meeting 
of the Committee, and that he hoped to be able to submit such a report in the 
spring. of next year. 
Dr. Prrersen then stated that a report for his division was already finished 
and that he wished to lay the General Part, which had been signed by all the 
members of the Committee, as draft before the Council. The Special Part will 
contain papers by Dr. Prrersen, Dr. Jouansen, Mr. J. A. Sanpman and Dr. Jou. 
SCHMIDT. 
The Council authorized the Bureau to have the report on the work of 
Committee G2 to be printed and published, just as it was submitted by the Con- 
vener, but it was stated clearly that this resolution was not to have any influence 
on the publication of future reports, in other words, that the independent publi- 
cation of the report without previous submission to the Council was not to be 
considered a precedent. 
Under Head 5e (The International Fisheries Statistics. Report 
and proposals submitted by the Statistical Committee) the General — 
Secretary reported that the Statistical Committee had met and had carefully con- 
sidered and approved of the Draft of the Statistical Bulletin sent by the Bureau 
to the members of the International Council. Although the available statistical 
data for the various countries was not yet quite complete, the Bureau did not wish 
to delay the publication of the Bulletin, on the grounds that this was the first 
necessary step in the direction of obtaining a uniform system of international sta- 
tistics and the only way in which the difficulties in connection with the statistics 
of the various countries could be displayed. 
The Council expressed its agreement with the publication of the Bulletin 
according to the plan drafted by the Bureau. 
In connection with this subject Mr. W. E. Arcxer called attention to a proposal 
coming from the representatives of Great Britain and Ireland, in which the Couneil 
was asked to suggest draft forms or schedules on which statistical information 
with regard to special important questions in connection with the fisheries might 
be tabulated. ‘These schemes had been brought before the Statistical Committee 
and it had been agreed there, that the English members of the I. C. should prepare 
copies of these schemes and return them to the Bureau so that they might be, 
sent to those who are responsible for the statistics in the various countries. 
The General Secretary then stated thal the Bureau had undertaken this work 
and would draw up a report on the matter when the views of the representatives 
in the various countries had been received. He also stated that this proposal really 
