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important part of my opening address. I am very strongly 
in favour of the establishment of such a College, but I would 
invite remarks on the subject from any members of the 
Congress. 
Sir Henry Brake, G.C.M.G. (formerly Governor of 
Jamaica and Ceylon): Mr. President and Gentlemen—The 
resolution I have to propose is:-— 
‘That this Congress desires to support the proposed 
establishment of an Imperial College of Agriculture in 
the British tropics, and desires that a Committee of the 
Congress be appointed to take steps to co-operate with 
the London Committee which is promoting its establish- 
ment.” 
I take it that the reason why this resolution should have 
been confided to me is that I have had some experience in the 
tropics of both hemispheres. In Jamaica and in Ceylon I had 
the honour and pleasure of establishing agricultural associa- 
tions for the express purpose of assisting tropical agriculture. 
It is perfectly clear that there ought to be a college of tropical 
agriculture, so conducted that the students will have the best 
opportunity, not only of receiving oral instruction, but also 
of examining the practical side of tropical agriculture in as 
wide a fashion as possible. That means that the College 
‘ought to be in a position where the students can study prac- 
tically the greatest possible diversity of tropical crops under 
the most varying conditions available. I think that with those 
conditions a central college of agriculture will be of very 
great importance, not only to the British Empire, but to all 
the colonizing nations. Now, gentlemen, I think there will 
be no dissentients to the proposition that such a college of 
tropical agriculture is necessary, and I will say no more, but 
propose to you the resolution I have just read, and hope that 
it will be carried unanimously. 
Colonel Sir Henry McCatium, G.C.M.G. (lately Governor 
of Ceylon): Mr. President and Gentlemen—I come to this 
Congress at the very last moment, having, unfortunately under 
medical advice, been unable to attend its proceedings. How- 
ever, I am extremely glad to be here on this occasion to second 
the resolution which has. been proposed to you in such excellent 
terms by my predecessor, Sir Henry Blake. He has pointed 
out the importance of an imperial college such as is referred to 
in the resolution. I must congratulate my friend, Professor 
Dunstan, on the very able way in which, in his opening address, 
he has brought this important subject to the notice of the 
Congress. He has done it in such excellent terms and so 
