REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. lxxxix 
Report of the Council for the Year 1903-1904, presented to the General 
Committee at Cambridge on Wednesday, August 17, 1904. 
The Trustees of the Association having consented to act as Trustees 
for the sum of 50/., presented to the Association by the late Sir Frederick 
Bramwell, to provide for a report being prepared and presented at the 
Centenary Meeting of the Association ‘dealing with the whole question 
of Prime Movers in 1931, and especially with the relation between 
steam engines and internal-combustion engines,’ the money has been 
invested, in accordance with the suggestion made by Sir Frederick Bram- 
well, in 24 per cent. self-cumulative Consols. . 
The’ following resolutions having been referred to the Council by the 
General Committee for consideration, and action if desirable :— 
1. The Committee of Section A, having received a communication from 
the International Meteorologicai Committee, is of opinion that the intro- 
duction of international uniformity in the units adopted for the records of 
Meteorological observations would be of great practical advantage to science, 
and that the Council be requested to take such steps as they may think fit 
toward giving effect to the resolution :— 
the Council appointed a Committee, consisting of Lord Rayleigh, Dr. 
W.N. Shaw, Dr. R. H. Scott, Mr. C. V. Boys, Dr. R. T. Glazebrook, 
Professor Schuster, the President, and the General Officers, to report 
thereon. 
The Council concur with the Committee in recommending that the 
process of arriving, if possible, at a general agreement as to the use of 
common units should be :— 
(1) To prepare a statement of the considerations which ‘would guide 
the choice of units ; 
(2) To ascertain whether the meteorological authorities in this country 
would entertain proposals to select units on these considerations ; 
(3) To ascertain whether (a) India, (b) the Colonial Organisations, 
would entertain similar proposals ; 
(4) To approach the United States upon the matter ; 
(5) To consult the meteorological organisations of foreign countries ; 
and finally 
(6) To report the proceedings to the Association of Academies with a 
view to the adoption of a general system. 
It would be desirable for the United States to be kept informed of 
the proceedings from the time that it is ascertained that the meteoro- 
logical organisations of this country are willing to consider the matter, 
but it is not desirable to challenge a categorical reply until the attitude 
of the Colonies and dependencies is known. 
A memorandum in accordance with recommendation (1) has been 
drawn up as a basis for discussion. The Meteorological Council, having 
already expressed a favourable opinion upon it from that point of view, 
the Council are taking steps to ascertain the views of the various authori- 
ties in the manner indicated in the foregoing paragraph, and it is hoped 
