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advisable to open negotiations with the Governments concerned as to the contin- 
uance of the work. 
On behalf of the Netherlands Prof. Max WEBER intimated that the Minister 
concerned with these matters had not been able to make any binding statement, 
as no question on the point had yet been addressed to him. The representatives 
of the Netherlands were convinced however, that their Government would be 
found willing to take part in the continuation of the work if other participating 
countries also continued. 
On behalf of Norway Dr. Joan Hsorr stated that he had been commis- 
sioned to lay before the Norwegian Government as a preliminary for the continua- 
tion of the international work proposals based upon the result of the present deli- 
berations of the International Council. 
Speaking in the name of the Russian Government Prof. Oscar von Grimm 
felt himself obliged to state, that the entire investigations carried on by the inter- 
national cooperation were in high degree important for the development of the 
fisheries and their regulation, and he therefore considered it desirable that the 
investigations and the cooperation should continue. Nevertheless, he believed that 
his Government had in mind to propose some changes in the composition of the 
International Council and Bureau, and at the next meeting of the Council he 
would have the honour to lay these proposals before the Bureau. 
On behalf of Sweden Prof. Orro PeTrersson said that he was not author- 
ized to make any statement. He could only intimate that the Swedish Govern- 
ment had proposed to the parliament to vote the desired grant for the whole year 
1907 and that the State Council of the parliament had supported it. The Swedish 
Government had thus preliminarily done what seemed necessary for the continuance 
and was now awaiting the proposals of the International Council before November 
of this year, in order to lay before parliament this year the proposal to vote the 
necessary funds for the year 1908. 
The President thanked the different members for their communications and 
stated that two resolutions had been received, the object of both of which was to 
make the position of the International Council clear as regards the continuance of 
the international work. 
The first resolution was proposed by the Bureau and was as follows: 
It is the opinion of the International Council for the Study of the Sea, 
that the international cooperation has contributed to promote science with 
regard to practical and theoretical fisheries problems and that it is desirable 
to continue it in such form as will seem best to the participating Govern- _ 
ments. 
