December 26, [918] 



NATURE 



337 



In earlier reports th< Commissioners hav< explained 

 in some detail the important scheme financed from the 

 Development Fund for th< developmi cultural 



ircn at universities, colleges, etc., and the exten- 

 and local investigation work. I hi- 

 scheme includes provision for the encouragement of 

 individual workers in agricultural scienci outside the 

 Geld covered b\ thi research institutes, and the Com- 

 missioners have annually recommended a grant not 



eding 3000I. for ibis kind uf work in Fngland 



Wales, and small grants fur work in Scotland. 

 The Commissioners originally contemplated a maxi- 

 mum grant of 5000/. for the whole United Kingdom, 

 to be alloc aii crmi the advice of a Committee repre- 

 senting Scotland and Ireland, as well as England and 

 Wales, and suggested that the English Board's 

 Advisors Committei on agricultural science might be 

 enlarged for this purpose bj the addition of repre- 



itives nominated by the Agricultural Departments 



Scotland and Ireland. An agreement has now 

 bi • n reached under which the three Agricultural 

 Departments will co-operate for this purpose. The 

 English Hoard's Advisory Committee has been dis- 



d and the Commissioners have set up a Com- 

 mittee of their own, including representatives of the 

 three Departments, to them on applications 



for "Special Research" grants, and on such other 

 subjects as the Commissioners may refer to them. 

 The Commissioners are prepar. d to consider, and, if 

 they are satisfied with the applications supported by 

 the new Committee, to recommend, an annual grant, 

 not exceeding 5000/., for the assistance of special 

 li -1 hemes in the United Kingdom. The 

 Advisory Committee is constituted as follows: — Sir 



el Hall, K.C.B., F.R.S. (chairman), Mr. W. 

 Kate -on. F.R.S., Prof. Biffen, F.R.S., Mr. J. R. 



I lards 



Prof. 

 Dr. 

 and 



Campbell, Dr. R. B. Greig, Mr. W. B. ! 



F.R.S. , sir T. II. MiddK ton, K.B.E., C.B., 

 on, F.R.S., Sir David Prain, F.R.S 



C. II. Pethvbridge, Dr. E. f. Russell, F.R.S 

 rid Wilson. 



The grants recommended for research purposes are 

 as follov 



iillurc and Rural Industries. 



Aberdeen Universitj and North of Scot- 

 land College of Agriculture — Joint Com- 

 mittee of : 

 Schemes of agricultural research 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries : 



Agricultural res, arch, advisory work, 



... 

 Research in plant pathology at Kew, 



maintenance grant 

 Maintenance of Board's veterinary re- 

 h laboratory 

 cultural and dairy education 

 Migratory and co-operative cheesi 



tols 



Seh. me for augmenting the produc- 

 tion of eggs and poultry 



■ it ulture for Scotland : 

 Schemes of special research in agri- 



i ultural science 



Extension work at the Scottish agri- 

 cultural colleges 

 Chi Ster Corporation : 



Investigation into the practicability of 

 using the water-power of the River 



I >. 1 . above Ch< sti r, 

 electricity for agricultural pui 

 2565, VOL. I02] 



813 



Department of Agriculture and Technical 

 Instruction for Ireland : 

 Special laboratory for the manufai tun- 



of anti-swine fever serum ... 

 Technical and advisory work in agri- 

 culture ... 

 Maintenance of property acquired for 

 a veterinary research laboratory ... 

 Imperial College of Science and Techno- 

 logy : 



Investigation into the effect oi elec- 

 trical discharge on the growth of 

 crops 



Forestry. 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries : 



Forestry research, advisory work, etc. 



Fisheries. 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries : 



Grants to various institutions for 

 fishery research ... 



Summary of Recommendations made during the 

 Year 19 17-18. 



2,500 



4,000 



196 



593 



410 



Total 



i9'-797 



Si m Total of Advances Recommended to the 

 Treasury up to March 31, 1918. 



Grant* Loans 



£ £ 



Agriculture and rural 

 industries 



Forestry ... 



Reclamation and drain- 

 age of land ... 



Rural transport 



Harbours 



Inland navigations 



Fisheries 



Sea defence works 



Total 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 



London. — The Senate on December 18 adopted a 

 resolution approving the appointment of Prof. H. G. 

 Vtkins as assistant principal of King's College for 

 five years as from January 1, 1919. 



The annual report of the University Extension 

 Board shows that, although four years of war have 

 considerably reduced the number of students, there 

 were still between five and six thousand in attendance 

 at the courses last year, the number of those who 

 qualified for certificates being as high as in the 

 previous twelve months. The study of_ foreign 

 nationalities and of problems of reconstruction were 



' Part of sutn of 8000/. sanctioned in December, 1014, for capita! cost of a 

 Yetrrinary Research Labor, 



