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to the Co-operative Journal which had been started in Madras. He 



thought that much good would be done by a journal of this kind if 



the Registrar noted briefly in it the results of his inspections of 



societies and mentioned by name members of Committees who had 



done good work. MR. RA.MACHINDRA. RAO (Madras) said that he had 



more offers of non-official aid than he could make use of in Madras. 



MR. CAMPBELL (Bombay) said that his experience was that a society 



founded on sound lines was the best agent for development. Its 



influence soon spread, and it led to the formation of other societies in 



the vicinity. He thought, however, that much good would be done 



by Provincial and Divisional Conferences. MR. ADINARAYANA CHETTIAR, 



Secretary of the Salem District Bank, asked leave to make a small 



suggestion. It would be very popular if a few selected non-official 



gentlemen in each province who had been of assistance to the 



Registrar were placed on the distribution list of the Co-operative 



publications of Government, such as the annual Administration 



Report on the working of the societies in the various provinces. It 



would be of great use to non-official gentlemen to get these reports 



and to be able to keep in touch with the work going on all through 



India. The Conference cordially approved of this suggestion. As 



regards the general question, it was felt that no cut and dried scheme 



could be laid down, and that it must be left to the Registrar and 



his staff to decide, with reference to local conditions and the degree 



of development attained, how the assistance of non-officials could best 



be encouraged. 



