| the several
|Proposed names of sectional times. | Numbers. | sections.
----------+-----------------------------------+----------+------------
_Degrees._| | |
----------| | |
180 |Transition time | 0 or 24th|12 midnight
165 west |Alaskan | 1st......| 1 A. M.
150 |Hawaii | 2d ......| 2
135 |Sitka | 3d ......| 3
120 |Pacific (Adopted in U.S. and Can.)| 4th......| 4
105 |Mountain " " | 5th......| 5
90 |Central (American) time " " | 6th......| 6
75 |Eastern (or Coastwise) " " | 7th......| 7
60 |La Plata | 8th......| 8
45 |Brazilian | 9th......| 9
30 |Central Atlantic |10th......|10
15 |West African |11th......|11
0 |Int'l or Unvs'l (Used in Gt. Brit.)|12th......|12 noon.
15 east |Continental (Used in Sweden.) |13th......| 1 P. M.
30 |Bosporus |14th......| 2
45 |Caucasus |15th......| 3
60 |Ural |16th......| 4
75 |Bombay |17th......| 5
90 |Central Asian |18th......| 6
105 |Siam |19th......| 7
120 |East Asian |20th......| 8
135 |Japan |21st......| 9
150 |East Australian |22d.......|10
165 |New Caledonian |23d.......|11
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I have no desire, however, to press on the Conference the
consideration of the question of local time reckoning. But, as the
system adopted in the United States and Canada has proved successful,
and is now firmly established, I have deemed it proper that a
statement of this fact and of the possibilities of the application of
the system to other parts of the world should be made to the Congress.
I will now, therefore, withdraw my amendment.

Mr. RUTHERFURD, Delegate of the United States. The Delegate of Italy
has moved, as an amendment to the first part of the resolution offered
by me, the fifth resolution ad