ON SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 45 
tion of the E., both of which may be described as regions in which there 
are intersections of tectonic folds. 
Maps corresponding to the one here given can be found in the British 
Association Reports for 1900, 1902, and 1903. 
V. On International Co-operation for Seismological Research. 
In 1902 the British Government received an official invitation from 
Germany to take part in a Conference the object of which was to esta- 
blish an international inquiry about earthquakes. Acting under the advice 
of a Committee appointed by the Royal Society, the Board of Education 
appointed Professors G. H. Darwin and J. Milne to represent Great 
Britain at the proposed Congress, which took place in Strassburg 
July 23 to 28,1903. Twenty-five States or countries were represented, 
but the total number of delegates and guests who were at liberty to take 
part in the proceedings was 100, out of which sixty-two were Germans. 
Final results were arrived at by single voices, each country having one 
vote ; thus Great Britain and her colonies, like the German Empire, had 
each one vote only. France was not oflicially represented. 
The more important results arrived at were as follows :— 
A Central Association is to be formed with its headquarters in Strass- 
burg. Each contributing country will be represented by one member of 
a governing Committee, which elects a President, a Chief for the Central 
Office, and a General Secretary. The Chief will reside in Strassburg, but 
it was decided that the President and Secretary should be elected from 
outside Germany. 
The work of the Association would be as follows :— 
1. To carry out observations after a common plan. 
2. To carry out experiments on important matters. 
3. To establish and support observatories. 
4. To collect, study, and publish reports or réswmés of the same. 
The cost of this work, including a Secretary’s salary, is to be for the 
first twelve years about 1,000/. per annum, twelve years being the dura- 
tion of the Convention. The contributions to make up this sum are to be 
apportioned amongst the co-operating States according to their population, 
the British contribution to be 160/. per year. Should Great Britain join 
the Convention, as it will be necessary to send a representative to the 
Governing Committee, the total annual outlay will be about 2004. 
Whilst at Strassburg the British delegates explained that they were 
in no way empowered to pledge his Majesty’s Government, and that they 
had been informed that their Government would not take action that had 
not the support of the International Association of Academics. At the 
last meeting of this Association, held in London May 24 to 30, 1904, the 
advisability of international co-operation for purposes of seismological 
research was discussed, with the result that it has been referred for 
further consideration to the following Committee : Professors A. Schuster 
(Chairman), Helmert, de Lapparent, Mojsisovics, Agamennone, Karpinski, 
and T, C. Mendenhall. 
The Foreign Office and the Board of Education have been informed of 
this action. 
