Two meetings of Commission 16 were held. The Commission met also with Commission 22 to confer concerning the advisability of transferring the Physical Observation of Comets to Commission 22. It was decided not to recommend any change.

The Draft Report was amended and approved.

It was voted that the President of the Commission appoint a secretary to circulate information or requests for co-operative work on comets. It was agreed that the President appoint a special committee from the members who are observers of Mars to consult on Martian nomenclature and to report recommendations to the next meeting of the International Astronomical Union.