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a general secretary (Dr Hoek), with a clerical 

 and technical staff. Its headquarters were at 

 Copenhagen. A central laboratory, with Dr 

 Nansen for director and with a scientific staff, was 

 established at Christiania. Each State contributes 

 to the upkeep of the central organisation in the 

 following proportion per annum : — 



Denmark .... ^^262 



and in addition to these sums, each State contributes 

 the money necessary for the upkeep of its own 

 exploring vessels and staff. Great Britain voted a 

 sum of j^42,ooo for the three years over which 

 the investigations were in the first instance to 

 extend. Part of this sum goes for the upkeep of 

 the bureau and central laboratory, and the re- 

 mainder is spent on the vessels and staff employed 

 in the investigations. The national organisation 

 was entrusted, in England, to the Marine Biological 

 Association, and in Scotland to the Scottish Fishery 

 Board. Each of these bodies has hired a steam 

 vessel for the work at sea, and employs a chemical 

 and biological staff. In England the research 

 work on shore is carried on at the biological 

 station at Plymouth and at a marine laboratofy at 

 Lowestoft, organised for the purpose of these special 



