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comes this proposal to form this Institute of Petroleum Tech- 

 nologists. The object is to acquire information and to dis- 

 seminate it in connection with that particular industry. I 

 think we want exactly the same action in connection with 

 tropical agriculture. We are in a state of evolution; we are 

 gradually advancing our knowledge of tropical agriculture in 

 various directions, and many of us are working, and not know- 

 ing very clearly what other workers are doing. It seems to 

 me desirable that we should have some centre where this 

 information could' be obtained and disseminated among that 

 particular body. I hope, Sir, that the proposal will be 

 generally accepted, because it seems to me to be a necessary 

 step which must be taken sooner or later. I have much 

 pleasure in proposing this resolution : 



" That this Congress desires to afford every assistance 

 to the formation of a British Institute of Tropical 

 Agriculture, and empowers the Committee of the 

 Congress to take the necessary action in the matter." 



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

 Mr. President and Gentlemen I think there is very little for 

 me to say. Professor Carmody put forward the views held 

 by most men who are working in the tropics. We have found 

 for a number of years at this Congress especially we notice 

 it that men are attending the Congress who are working 

 along the same lines as ourselves; and I, personally, as a 

 worker in tropical agriculture would have welcomed very much 

 the opportunity of meeting some of the men who are working 

 on the same lines as myself during the last few years. If we 

 had a British Institute of Tropical Agriculture there would be 

 a possibility of our having meetings and gatherings together 

 and exchanging views. In fact, on the whole question I can 

 see nothing but arguments in its favour, so I do not think 

 I need say anything further. I have pleasure in seconding 

 the resolution. 



M. E. LEPLAE (Belgium) : Mr. President and Gentlemen 

 I only wish to say that if an Institute of Tropical Agriculture 

 is established in London it will certainly be very useful for all 

 nations that are interested in tropical agriculture; and, 

 although we in Belgium have nothing to say in regard to what 

 is done in England or the British Colonies, I ask liberty to 

 express the great satisfaction my Government will have when 

 it hears of this proposal. 



Dr. O. WARBURG (Germany) : I can say that Germany will be 

 very glad to hear that the British Empire will establish such 

 an institute as has been proposed. Germany has begun already 

 to have such a society as a section of our general agricultural 

 society. That is sufficient for Germany, because our colonies 



