FRIDAY, JUNE 26. MORNING SESSION, 

 11.45 A - M - 



The Organization of Agricultural Departments in 

 Relation to Research. 



Chairman: THE PRESIDENT. 



THE PRESIDENT : Gentlemen We are already somewhat late 

 in beginning this discussion, owing to the time taken up by 

 the preceding one, which happens to have been of exceptional 

 interest. I think, perhaps, the best way to open the subject, 

 at any rate from my point of view, will be for me to read 

 to you a portion of my Presidential address relating to this 

 particular topic which I was obliged the other morning to 

 omit. I may point out that the main topic for consideration 

 is the organization of Agricultural Departments in Relation 

 to Research that is to say, the organization of agricultural 

 departments in such a way as to secure the systematic and 

 continuous investigation of general problems of scientific im- 

 portance. One is obliged to admit that in a large number of 

 cases where agricultural departments are doing excellent work, 

 there is not, for several reasons, the possibility of carrying 

 on continuous research. Now that, of course, is a very great 

 detriment to the advancement of the subject, and it is a point 

 I feel sure those of us who are interested in the scientific 

 advancement of agriculture ought to attend to. I wish it 

 to be clearly understood that I should be the last person in 

 the world to put this forward as a complaint against Agricul- 

 tural Departments in the tropics, because I know the difficulty 

 arises partly from want of staff, and chiefly from want of 

 funds assigned by Government for this particular work. I will 

 read a very short portion of .my address, which deals with the 

 subject. I think it may serve as an introduction to the dis- 

 cussion which is to take place. 



The President then read an extract from his address 

 (see pp. 52-56), after which the following papers were taken : 



