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of new crops or the extension of those already under culture, com- 

 piling statistics in agriculture and animal husbandry, making crop 

 estimates, and inspecting the agricultural schools and experiment 

 stations. For the purpose of carrying out its work the country 

 will be divided into 12 districts, with an inspector in charge of each. 



BRITISH ISLANDS. 



In accordance with the recommendations of the special committee 

 appointed by the president of the Board of Agriculture and Fish- 

 eries (Progress in Agricultural Education, 1909, p. 258), the rela- 

 tions between the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Board 

 of Education with reference to the i^romotion of agricultural educa- 

 tion in England and Wales have been defined by a " memorandum 

 of arrangements " between these departments. According to the 

 terms of this memorandum, the purpose of which is to prevent over- 

 lapping or duplication of work in agricultural education, the Board 

 of Agriculture and Fisheries will hereafter distribute all grants to 

 institutions giving instruction to students in advanced courses in 

 agriculture and to institutions restricted to one special phase of the 

 subject, such as forestry, dairying, cider making, the main purpose 

 of which is to prepare competent instructors in that phase of agri- 

 cultural work, and the Board of Education will distribute all grants 

 in aid of other forms of agricultural education. In the case of farm 

 schools having farms and experiment stations in connection with 

 them, the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries will render the nec- 

 essary Government supervision and aid for the farms and stations, 

 and the Board of Education that for the educational work of these 

 schools. To aid in correlating the work of the two boards an inter- 

 departmental committee has been provided for, to consist of respon- 

 sible officers of the boards, who will consider all questions in which 

 the two boards are mutually interested. 



The conditions relating to agricultural research in England have 

 been greatly imjjroved by the law known as the " development and 

 road improvement funds act " of 1909. This act empowers the Treas- 

 ury, upon recommendation of the commissioners appointed under it, 

 to " make advances to a Government department, or through a Gov- 

 ernment department to a public authority, university, college, school, 

 or institution, or an association of persons or company not trading 

 for profit,'' for the following purposes, among others: "Aiding and 

 developing agriculture and rural industries by promoting scientific re- 

 search, instruction, and experiments in the science, methods, and prac- 

 tice of agriculture." Every application for an advance other than 

 from a Government department is to be sent " by the Treasury to the 

 Government department concerned, to be by them referred, together 



