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work in the Colonies. Last year I contributed the section for 

 India, and it gave in detail all the information with regard 

 to phytopathology. What I understand Professor Carmody 

 wants is information as to the departments as a whole. The 

 volume I refer to simply dealt with phytopathology, but I think 

 there is no reason why the organization at Rome should not 

 do for the whole subject what they have done for one section. 

 It is an excellent organization for the countries adhering. 



Mr. J. S. J. McCALL (Director of Agriculture, Nyasaland) : I 

 might point out that many of the tropical Colonies are not affi- 

 liated with the Institute at Rome. I remember distinctly about 

 two years ago we had a communication from the Institute at 

 Rome suggesting affiliation, but as regards Nyasaland and many 

 other tropical countries we are not affiliated, becaus-e we under- 

 stood the Institute in Rome had more to do with temperate 

 agriculture than with tropical agriculture. I d'o not think 

 myself that Professor Carmody would obtain anything like a 

 full account of research work in tropical agriculture through 

 that body with its present affiliation. 



Sir JAMES WILSON : On that point it is quite true that at 

 present the British Crown Colonies, with the exception of 

 Mauritius, are not directly represented on the International 

 Agricultural Institute at Rome. But the Institute does pay 

 attention to the agriculture of the whole world, and, of course, 

 the British delegate on the Permanent Committee, although 

 he does not directly represent the Crown Colonies, sees that 

 their interests are not entirely forgotten. Also, when the 

 Institute collects information about agriculture, it not only 

 collects it from the fifty-four Governments who adhere, but 

 it collects information from other Colonies as well. The other 

 day I was asked for information from Uganda about bees. 

 We do collect information from the whole world, and if this 

 Congress were to ask the International Agricultural Institute 

 at Rome to collect information as to what are the present 

 arrangements for research work in the different countries of 

 the world, I have no doubt we should find means to collect 

 information on that subject, and that the International 

 Agricultural Institute at Rome would do it in a far better way 

 than this particular Association would, because I understand 

 this Association is hardly a permanent body, always working, 

 with a large staff and a large income, such as the International 

 Agricultural Institute at Rome Tias. They are in a position to 

 keep constantly at work, and to collect information such as that 

 in the best way in which it is possible to be done. 



Professor CARMODY: The resolution I desire to propose is, 

 ' That a Committee of this Congress be appointed to collect 



