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Board of Trade, the Admiralty, War Office, Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries, Department of Agriculture andTechnical Instruction 

 for Ireland, Development Commission, Colonial Office, &c., &c. 

 It is clear, I think, that the Advisory Council should consider on 

 its merits any suggested scheme of research unless it is shown 

 that the subject in question is already provided for by some other 

 body supported by State aid. 



The main consideration for us here to-night is, I imagine, 

 how can we in Ireland make use of this scheme for the further- 

 ance of our manufactures and other industries. Well, I have 

 shown by examples the sort of work the Council can take up 

 and I have indicated the only real limitation to their functions, 

 the necessity of preventing overlapping with the work of other 

 bodies. 



If there are representatives of any Industry present who 

 think that they could be benefited by research work, the first 

 step they should take, in my opinion, would be to call together 

 the Association representative of their Industry, if there is such 

 an Association, and if not they should endeavour to form an 

 Association with research as one of the objects it is to promote. 

 When they discuss matters they will probably agree on one or 

 more subjects on which they will approach the Advisory Council. 

 Then again one frequently hears mentioned here in Ireland 

 Industries which it is thought 'should exist and should flourish 

 in Ireland but which are really not in existence. If research 

 work would assist the starting of an Industry useful to the 

 community it is quite within the province of the Council to 

 promote the research. In such cases it is not so clear who should 

 take the first step. I imagine the procedure might be for some 

 responsible person, or persons, or Institution to bring the matter 

 before the Council, and if a reasonable case were made out the 

 Council could ask suitable Societies, Institutions, or Associations 

 of Manufacturers to nominate re])resentatives, the Council itself 

 might add other names, and in this way set up a Committee 

 which would superintend the research, receive the grants and 



