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serves. India has discovered this elementary truth and has taken 
steps to overcome the difficulty. Other tropical dependencies and 
Colonies have realised it too, but have been hitherto unable to 
apply the only rational remedy. 
Besides the institution at Pusa, it has been found desirable to 
establish no fewer than seven agricultural Colleges in the various 
Provinces of India. These are for the most part occupied in the 
training of the sons of Indian landed proprietors. 
8. As regards the site of the College, I agree with the Com- 
mittee that the most suitable Colonies are Jamaica and Trinidad, 
and I think that in the present condition of steamship communica- 
tions the balance of advantage lies with the latter. But it is not 
impossible that, before it becomes necessary to decide this question 
finally, a link may have been provided in the form of a steamship 
connection between Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles. 
9. While I am in cordial agreement with the substance of the 
report, I do not feel able at present to accept it in all its details. 
I am doubtful about the suggestion that a branch of the College 
might be established for Oil Technology, but this is evidently 
a collateral question which forms no essential part of the scheme. 
I feel more serious difficulty about the proposal that the Imperial 
Government should be asked for financia] assistance. I readily 
admit that the proposed College is of great importance to the 
United Kingdom and to the Empire at large. But there are many 
educational institutions in the United Kingdom which are simi- 
larly of importance to the Colonies although it is only in a very 
few cases that the latter make any contribution. The considerable 
measure of prosperity which many of the West Indian Colonies 
are now enjoying further weakens the case for Imperial assistance. 
I shall defer further consideration of this point until I have the 
views of the Colonies, but if Imperial assistance is not forth- 
coming it will evidently be necessary to raise the suggested rate 
of Colonial contribution. 
IT note that the report does not refer to the provision of courses 
of instruction suitable for teachers in elementary schools, but I 
should hope that the proposed College would find it possible to 
undertake this work. 
opinion on the various points raised, you will furnish me with 
a full report in the matter. 
I have, etc. 
(for the Secretary of State), 
L. S. Amery. 
