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surface temperature made by various Dutch steamers in the south of the North 
Sea (described in a note presented by the Meteorological Institute of the Netherlands) 
the International Council instructs the Bureau to consider, whether it is practicable 
to arrange for the collection and discussion of similar observations for the whole 
North Sea through the proper authorities in the ln States, either directly 
or throush the Delegates. 
The discussion on these proposals was postponed till next day’s sitting of 
the Council. 
Under Head 7 of the Agenda, the president pointed out the desirability of 
the experiments as proposed by the Bureau. The proposal to carry out such 
experiments was strongly recommended by Committee B (cf. Proces-Verbal 
Amsterdam Meeting p. 40) and as the item covering the expenses formed part 
of the expenditure (Head VII Nr. 26) already agreed upon by the Council, no 
further discussion on this head seemed necessary. 
Under Head 8 of the Agenda, Dr. Hıorr after giving a short résumé of the 
actual condition of the investigations carried out by Committee A, brought forward 
the following proposals, which this Committee had resolved to lay before the 
International Council: 
I. Committee A will prepare during the year 1905 by means of the Convener 
Dr. Hiort, a detailed report over the results of their researches into the natural 
history of the cod, and over the cod-fisheries within the region under observation. 
The preparation of this report is to follow the lines of the preliminary report 
which Dr. Hsorr had laid in Mss. before the members at the present meeting of 
the Committee. The final form of this report will be determined at a meeting of 
Committee A after a draft report has been laid before all its members. 
I. The report in its final and accepted form will be laid before the 1. C. 
and after confirmation, will be given to the Bureau to be published in the name 
of the Committee. The Committee recommends for practical reasons that the form 
of the “Publications de circonstance” be adopted. 
Ill. The Report shall contain: 
a) a description of the cod-fisheries of the region under observation, if possible 
illustrated by figures of fishing vessels, graphic representations, tables and. 
especially charts over the fishing grounds and spawning places of the cod. For 
the eastern part of the Norwegian Sea the charts already prepared by 
Dr. Hsort are to be followed. For the western part of that sea and for the 
North Sea similar charts shall be prepared. 
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