COMMITTEE B — DECEMBER 1903 (44) 
Dr. Kyte then read the following resolution for the Bureau: 
The members of Committee B acknowledging the great value of special 
experiments with fishing apparatus, with modifications of the ordinary fishing 
nets, with lines, and with specially constructed apparatus, hereby resolve that 
it is desirable to undertake such experiments during the year 1904. They 
further resolve that the Bureau should be asked to assist in these investigations 
by advice and by collating the results, and by providing special means from 
the international funds for such investigations as may be considered necessary 
by the Bureau. 
Mr. GarsranG fully agreed as to the importance of the investigations enu- 
merated by Dr. Kyır, as regards the fishing capacity of commercial nets. Some 
experiments in this direction had already been carried out by them, and they were 
prepared to do their full share in England so far as time and means would allow. 
It should, however, be borne in mind that the different Governments expected 
them to carry out a large programme of work on uniform and settled lines. Expe- 
riments with new and untried nets scarcely fell within this programme, aud he 
thought that if they should make experiments with new apparatus of an expensive 
character, the expense of such experiments should be defrayed, at any rate in 
part, by the Bureau. The organisation of such experiments also appeared to 
belong properly to the functions of the Bureau. 
Dr. Hork thought that it was advisable to leave the working of the question 
to the Bureau and proposed the resolution. 
The resolution was carried unanimously. 
Dr. Horx asked whether any of the members desired to propose anything 
further. He then declared the meeting closed, after thanking all concerned, and 
specially in the name of all the gentlemen present, Dr. C. Kerperr for the hospi- 
tality shown to the Committee by the Zoological Society and for the kind per- 
mission given them to visit the beautiful gardens and the aquarium of the Society. 
The meeting concluded at 1.10 p. m. 
P. P. C. Horx 
WALTER GARSTANG 
