MEETING — MAY 1918 — 22 — 



on the North Sea. In order to do this, the work should be prepared by all these 

 powers during the war, and the international Council should be enabled by the 

 ordinary means to resume work immediately after the war. 



At a meeting in Copenhagen in May 1918 of neutral delegates of the Council 

 from Holland, Sweden, Norway and Denmai'k it was agreed upon that the Bureau 

 should address this letter to the former and present delegates of the Council, re- 

 questing a reply after consultation with their respective Governments.« 



. The meeting fully agreed upon this letter, and recommended that it be sent 

 to the former and present delegates of the Council. 



Commander Drechsel then read a recommendation [Nr. 4], drawn up by 

 Dr. JoHANSEN and Dr. Redeke. 



This Recommendation was then adopted. 



Professor Pettersson then read a recommendation [Nr. 5], drawn up by 

 Dr. NoEDQUiST and Professor Pettprsson. 



The Recommendation was adopted. 



■ Finally the President opened a discussion on the budget for the Bureau for 

 the financial year 1918 — 19. 



Commander Drechsel stated, that the Bureau in March this year had sent 

 a letter to Mr. Maurice, asking for the ordinary contribution from Great Britain 

 for the year 1918—19. 



And in the following discussion Dr. Hjort proposed: 



"If the said contribution from Great Britain be received by the Bureau, then 

 the Item III, 8 of the draft budget to be raised by 3000 Kr. [to its previous height]; 

 in the opposite case, the Bureau shall take the question of so raising it under con- 

 sideration, as soon as the financial situation seems to allow". 



This suggestion was fully agreed upon and adopted. 



In connection herewith. Professor van E verdingen emphasized the desira- 

 bility of raising all the reduced salaries to their previous height, as soon as the 

 financial situation might permit. 



It was further decided, that the entire manuscript of Professor Gran's lecture 

 on his plankton-investigations in the Christianiafjord should be printed and issued 

 as a "Publication de Circonstance". 



Another »Publication de Circonstance« was announced by Professor van 

 Eveedingen. And the expenses for the new hydrographical Bulletin were esti- 

 mated. 



