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ment such as I have referred to and a large fully equipped technical 
library would soon prove of inestimable value to the manufacturers in 
the districts I have mentioned, and to the public generally. There 
should I think, be at least three or four of such libraries established in 
Canada and it seems to me that for the Western and Central Ontario 
Districts it should be done by building upon the basis which has been 
so well laid, z.e., by adding to and extending the library of our Institute. 
I think, too, that the Government of the Province of Ontario 
might increase its support of the movement inaugurated by the Royal 
Canadian Institute by coming into closer relation with the Bureau. 
Many of the problems which are presented to the departments of the 
local Government for solution could be solved in the laboratories of the 
Provincial University, but there are others which require continuity 
of effort and sustained treatment. Numbers of these would require special 
research apparatus, more space than is available or is likely to be avail- 
able in University laboratories, and a special staff of researchers. Such 
problems could with economy and efficiency be investigated in the 
laboratories of the Bureau of Industrial Research associated with the 
Institute. I would urge the members of the Provincial Government 
to give consideration to the suggestion that in the steps I understand 
they contemplate taking to develop research in connection with their 
own departments they could possibly accomplish efficiently what they 
are aiming at by co-ordinating their efforts with those now being put 
forth by the Institute in a parallel direction. 
_ RESEARCH WORK AND THE INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURER. 
I have now referred to the types of investigations, which according 
to my judgment can best be carried out in our University Laboratories, 
in the works of our industries and in laboratories which may very well 
be established at the different industrial centres in our country. But 
as yet I have left out of consideration the means of attempting the 
solution of problems of a private and exclusive or secret nature. These 
I think belong to a category by themselves. The cost of defraying the 
expenses incurred in solving such problems should I think be met by 
the manufacturers themselves, who are to be directly benefitted by their 
solution. Distinct laboratory equipment will be required for the pur- 
pose and this the Bureau of the Royal Canadian Institute aims at pro- 
viding if it can succeed in securing adequate financial support. I would 
appeal to our manufacturers for help in this matter. Many of them, 
through their own energy and resourcefulness, through beneficent 
tariff arrangements, and through other favourable conditions, have 
