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themselves for doing more. There are also private, corporate and Government labor- 
atories, more or less engaged in research work. The Manufacturers’ Associations are 
alive to the importance and absolute necessity of such work in relation to the industries 
of the country and are anxious to co-operate in and support it. 
What seems to be immediately urgent is to have some method of co-ordination and 
direction which shall combine the efforts of all, along the lines for which each is best 
adapted and which would tend to avoid duplication and promote efficiency of action. 
To this end the Minister has been more or less in continuous communication and con- 
ference with representatives of the Universities, the Canadian Manufacturers’ Associa- 
tion and the scientific institutions The consideration thus given has resulted in a 
practical unanimous agreement both as to the necessity of immediate action and as to 
the lines along which it should be taken. 
The Minister, therefore, recommends the appointment of a Committee of Council 
to consist of the Minister of Trade and Commerce, the Minister of the Interior, the 
Minister of Mines, the Minister of Inland Revenue, the Minister of Labour, and the 
Minister of Agriculture, which shall be charged with, and responsible for, the expen- 
diture of any moneys provided by Parliament for scientific and industrial research, and 
also an Honorary Advisory Committee, responsible to the Committee of Council, to be 
composed of nine members, representative of the scientific and industrial interests of 
Canada, who shall be charged with the following duties — 
(az) To consult with all responsible bodies and persons arrying on scientific and 
industrial research work in Canada with a view to bringing about united 
effort and mutual co-operation in solving the various problems of scientific 
and industrial research which from time to time present themselves: 
(b) To co-ordinate as far as possible the work so carried on so as to avoid over- 
lapping of effort, and to direct the various problems requiring solution into 
the hands of those whose equipment and ability are best adapted thereto: 
(c. To select the most practical and pressing problems indicated by industrial 
necessities and present them when approved by the Committee to the 
research bodies for earliest possible solution. 
(d) To report from time to time the progress and results of their work to the Minis- 
ter of Trade and Commerce as Chairman of the Committee of Council. 
That a competent Secretary be appointed on the nomination of the Committee and 
paid by the Department of Trade and Commerce. 
That the travelling expenses of the Committee shall be paid by the Department 
of Trade and Commerce. 
The Committee concur in the foregoing and submit the same for approval. 
RODOLPH BOURDEAU, 
Clerk of the Privy Council. 
