STATISTICAL COMM. — MARCH 1906 ( 64) 
Dr. GARsTANG agreed. . 
Mr. ArcHER said that he had not yet examined the Bulletin, but if it were 
permitted he should like to look through it then and there. Mr. Rew who was with 
him had examined it more carefully and probably had some remarks to make. 
Mr. Rew said he had noted one or two points, especially that the definitions 
of “small” fish, e.g. plaice, as used in the different countries were not quite com- 
parable with one nen He thought it very useful to have these differences 
pointed out and he attached great importance to the statistical work of the Bu- 
reau. He would like to ask one or two questions, however, more for personal 
information than by way of criticism, for example, why all the different classes 
of plaice in the English statistics, e.g. “medium” and “size not distinguished” were 
not represented in Tables C. 
Dr. Kyte explained that these had been omitted, partly from a desire for 
uniformity in the different tables: such information for example could not be given 
for the turbot, sole and brill of the English statistics, nor for the plaice for some 
of the other countries, partly also because these different classes were not compar- 
able in the different countries and it seemed sufficient, on the view that the Bul- 
letin would be an aid to the improvement of statistics in the different countries, 
if this lack of immediate comparability were pointed out for the one class, namely 
the “small”. The statistics in the different countries had improved so rapidly of 
recent years that the future Bulletins would doubtless be much more complete. 
A few more questions of a similar nature were asked by Mr. Rew and an- 
swered by Dr. Horx or Dr. Kyun. Mr. ARCHER compared also the part of the Bul- 
letin printed with the program agreed upon at the Copenhagen meeting of July 
1905, and discussed in detail the form and arrangement of the various sections of 
the Bulletin. 
Both Mr. Arcuer and Mr. Rew then expressed their satisfaction with the 
Bulletin as marking a useful commencement for the international statistics. 
They asked, however, that a concise statement might be added indicating 
the present differences both in the scope and detail of the statistics collected and 
in the systems of collection adopted by the participating countries, so as to show 
to what extent a complete standardisation of Fishery Statistics on a uniform basis 
may be attainable. 
Dr. Hork said there were some difffeulties in connection with such a state- 
