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work in the Colonies. Last year I contributed the section for 
India, and it gave in detail all the information with regard 
to phytopathology. What I understand Professor Carmody 
wants is information as to the departments as a whole. The 
volume I refer to simply dealt with phytopathology, but I think 
there is no reason why the organization at Rome should not 
do for the whole subject what they have done for one section. 
It is an excellent organization for the countries adhering. 
Mr. J. S. J. McCatt (Director of Agriculture, Nyasaland): I 
might point out that many of the tropical Colonies are not aff- 
liated with the Institute at Rome. I remember distinctly about 
two years ago we had a communication from the Institute at 
Rome suggesting affiliation, but as regards Nyasaland and many 
other tropical countries we are not affiliated, because we under- 
stood the Institute in Rome had more to do with temperate 
agriculture than with tropical agriculture. I do not think 
myself that Professor Carmody would obtain anything like a 
full account of research work in tropical agriculture through 
that body with its present affiliation. 
Sir James WiLtson: On that point it is quite true that at 
present the British Crown Colonies, with the exception of 
Mauritius, are not directly represented on the International 
Agricultural Institute at Rome. But the Institute does pay 
attention to the agriculture of the whole world, and, of course, 
the British delegate on the Permanent Committee, although 
he does not directly represent the Crown Colonies, sees that 
their interests are not entirely forgotten. Also, when the 
Institute collects information about agriculture, it not only 
collects it from the fifty-four Governments who adhere, but 
it collects information from other Colonies as well. The other 
day I was asked for information from Uganda about bees. 
We do collect information from the whole world, and if this 
Congress were to ask the International Agricultural Institute 
at Rome to collect information as to what are the present 
arrangements for research work in the different countries of 
the world, I have no doubt we should find means to collect 
information on that subject, and that the International 
Agricultural Institute at Rome would do it in a far better way 
than this particular Association would, because I understand 
this Association is hardly a permanent body, always working, 
with a large staff and a large income, such as the International 
Agricultural Institute at Rome has. They are in a position to 
keep constantly at work, and to collect information such as that 
in the best way in which it is possible to be done. 
Professor Carmopy: The resolution I desire to propose is, 
“That a Committee of this Congress be appointed to collect 
