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should be addressed to tiae Directors of Slagnetic Observatories, the Committee 

 was of opinion that, although it would be outside the scope of their duties to make 

 the inquiries, it was desirable that the infonnation should be collected and 

 published. 



(6) After the discussion on the magnetic disturbances introduced by electric 

 railways and tramways, a resolution was adopted by the Committee, which is 

 given on p. 769. 



Future Organisation of the Committee. 



The Committee took into consideration their own future organisation and 

 passed the following resolutions : ' It is desirable that Terrestrial Magnetism should 

 continue to be within the scope of the International Meteorological Conference, 

 provided that — 



(a) Invitations to attend that Conference are issued as widely as possible to 

 Directors of Magnetic Observatories and to all students of Terrestrial Magnetism. 



(b) That the I'ermanent Committee on Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric 

 Electricity, as established at the Paris Conference, be continued. 



(c) That in future there shall be a Magnetic Section of the International Meteoro- 

 logical Conference, which shall elect or otherwise share in the appointment of a 

 permanent Magnetic Committee. 



{(I) That the Magnetic Committee have power to summon an International 

 Magnetic Conference at times other than those at which the whole of the Inter- 

 national Meteorological (and Magnetic) Conference may meet.' 



The Committee also consider that the President of the Permanent Magnetic 

 Committee should only hold office between two successive meetings of the Inter- 

 national Meteorological (and Magnetic) Conference. 



