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way of mitigating the evil of rinderpest, was preventive inocula- 

 tion. 



MR. HEMINGWAY (Central Provinces) entirely agreed. MR. KING 

 (Bengal) thought that the question was an important one, but that it 

 was more for the Agriculture and Veterinary Departments to deal with 

 than for the Registrars of Co-operative Credit Societies. MR. LALUBHAI 

 SAMALDAS (Bombay) said that in his opinion it would be premature to 

 take up the subject, and the Conference generally agreed in this view. 



Mr. BUCHAN (Bengal) drew attention to paragraph II (3) of the 

 Sub-Committee's Report. Until the survey recommended by the 

 Committee had been complete, he did not think that any real advance 

 would be possible. He would suggest that one or two important 

 products should be taken up as a beginning, and the condition of the 

 market studied from beginning to end. He was already enquiring in 

 connection with ghee. MR. HEMINGWAY (Cetral Provinces) thought that 

 the recommendation of the Committee was couched in much too indefi- 

 nite terms, and he hoped that it would be modified by the Conference. 

 If the Agricultural Department were brought into the enquiry, a very 

 heavy burden would be imposed on it, and he thought that a Conference 

 of Registrars would not be justified in endorsing the recommendation 

 in the precise form in which it had been made by the Sub-Committee, 

 until the Agricultural Department had had an opportunity of expres- 

 sing an opinion in the matter. MR. GOURLAY (Bengal) recognized the 

 importance of making such enquiries, but the work involved would be 

 very great and the enquiry would take years to complete. Perhaps it 

 would suffice for the present if the Conference contented itself with 

 suggesting that Registrars should consult the Agricultural Departments 

 of their respective provinces with a view to further discussion next 

 year. MR. WHEELER (Bengal) thought that a beginning could be made 

 by Registrars in specified local areas. After some further discussion 

 the following Resolution was passed : " With reference to the survey 

 proposed by the Sub-Committee, the Conference recognizes the 

 importance of collecting information concerning the present methods 

 of production and distribution of the principal crops and products of 

 country and the conditions of the market in each case. But if' consi- 

 ders that such an enquiry can be taken up only gradually, A begin- 

 ning however might be made, in consultation, if necessary, with the 

 Agricultural Department, in specified local areas where Co-operative 

 Credit Societies already exist." 



