Cider Institute : its Origin and Objects. 9 



To promote the general interests of farmers, fruit- 

 growers and others connected with the growth and 

 use of fruit and vegetables. 



In order to carry out all or any of the afore-mentioned 

 objects : 



(a.) To co-operate with the Board of Agriculture, 

 County Councils, Corporations, Institutions 

 and persons, and to receive grants, donations, 

 subscriptions or legacies from the same. To 

 make grants or contributions towards costs in 

 connection with the objects of the Association, 

 and generally to enter into such financial 

 arrangements as may from time to time be 

 deemed expedient. 



(b.) To establish in the West of England, and to 

 equip, maintain, and develop an Institute where 

 investigation and research can be conducted, 

 and instruction given, on matters relating to 

 Agriculture, Horticulture, Arboriculture, and 

 kindred industries, together with the sciences 

 bearing on the same, and whence the results 

 of such investigation and research can be 

 generally disseminated. 



(c.) To establish, equip, maintain, and develop 

 subsidiary Institutes having similar objects, 

 together with local stations of experiment, 

 demonstration, or research. 



(d.) To buy and sell such raw material or finished 

 products as may be necessary for the efficient 

 conduct of such Institute or Institutes. 



(c.) To grant scholarships and to make payments 

 towards the expenses of students, and to grant 

 prizes for success in competitions or other 

 efforts which may seem conducive to the 

 objects previously mentioned. 



(/.) To provide for the holding of examinations and 

 the awarding of certificates and distinctions, 

 but so that the Association shall not grant 

 diplomas or titles, and that all certificates shall 

 show on the face of them that they merely 

 certify the result of an examination held on 

 behalf of the Association. 



(g.) To publish, or aid in publishing, and to pay the 

 cost of publishing such literature as may be 





