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It was also suggested that the work of the proposed 

 Institute might perhaps include instruction in fruit-growing 

 and the utilisation of fruit generally, in addition to the making 

 of cider and perry. 



In these circumstances the Board invited those to whom 

 the letter was addressed to send representatives to a conference of 

 the various local authorities and of persons specially interested. 

 The conference, the Board proposed, should be held under 

 its auspices in the following October, when the matter might 

 be fully discussed, and it could be seen whether sufficient 

 support was likely to be forthcoming to justify further proceed- 

 ings in regard to it. 



The suggested conference was held at Bristol on 15th 

 October, 1902. It was presided over by Sir Thomas Elliott, 

 K.C.B., Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, and was attended 

 by representatives from the Bath and West Society, and the 

 counties of Somerset, Devon, Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford, 

 Monmouth, Brecon, Dorset, Cornwall, and others. After 

 lengthened discussion the following resolution, moved by Sir 

 C. T. Dyke Acland, Bart., and seconded by Mr. C. W. Kadcliffe 

 Cooke, was unanimously agreed to : 



" That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that an 

 Institute should be established in the West of England, where 

 systematic scientific research into the manufacture of cider and 

 perry may be conducted, and through the agency of which 

 educational and other work may be pursued, and such 

 information collected as is likely to be of practical value to the 

 farmers and fruit growers of the district." 



A further resolution was also unanimously passed, " That 

 the above object can best be attained by joint action on the 

 part of the Bath and West Society, the County Councils of the 

 South and West of England, and the Board of Agriculture, and 

 that a provisional Committee be appointed to inquire into the 

 matter, and report the result to the Board of Agriculture." 

 Those nominated to serve on this Committee were Sir C. T. 

 Dyke Acland, Bart., the Et. Hon. Henry Hobhouse, M.P., 

 Messrs. G. E. Lloyd-Baker, C. W. Eadcliffe Cooke, E. Vincent 

 Y. Wheeler, W. J. Grant, and W. Mutton, as representing 

 respectively the County Councils for Devon, Somerset, Glouces- 

 ter, Hereford, Worcester, Monmouth and Cornwall; Mr. E. 

 Neville Grenville, as representing the Bath and West Society ; 

 Mr. F. J. Lloyd; and Mr. A. E. Brooke-Hunt of the Board 

 of Agriculture. 



The Committee first met on 26th November, 1902, when, 

 after a general discussion upon the subject of sites, it was 

 unanimously resolved : 



