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are neither large enough nor developed enough to have a 
separate society for this purpose, but for England I think it 
would be better to have a quite independent society concerned 
only with tropical agriculture. 
In reply to a question from Dr. Heim, the President ex- 
plained that the operations of the institute need not conflict 
in any way with those of the International Association for 
Tropical Agriculture. 
The resolution was then put to the meeting by the President, 
and was carried unanimously. 
The PRESIDENT: Sir James Wilson has given notice of a 
resolution which I will read :— 
“That this Congress requests the International 
Association for Tropical Agriculture (1) to take such 
steps as it may find necessary or expedient to ensure 
that the interests of tropical agriculture are given their 
proper share of attention by the International Institute 
of Agriculture at Rome, and more especially (2) to urge 
upon the Governments of countries lying wholly or 
partly within the tropics, which have not yet adhered to 
the International Institute of Agriculture, the desirability 
of their adhering without delay, in order to secure on 
that body a due representation of tropical agriculture.” 
I will call upon Sir James Wilson to spealx to that resolu- 
tion. 
Sir James Witson: Mr. President and Gentlemen—In order 
to prevent misapprehension, may I explain in the first place 
that, although I have the honour of representing the British 
Empire on the Permanent Committee of the International 
Institute of Agriculture at Rome temporarily for the last few 
months, I am not deputed here as a delegate from that 
institute? That institute has made up its mind that it will not 
be represented by a delegate appointed by itself at any of these 
congresses, but they have asked me to report what goes on 
here which interests their work. I speak as a member of this 
Congress, interested as we all are in the advancement of 
tropical agriculture, and my special interest in that subject has 
been due to my long service in India. 
Now if you look round the world and consider how we can 
best aid and encourage tropical agriculture we find established 
at Rome an International Agricultural Institute, which might, 
at all events, be made use of for the benefit of tropical 
agriculture. Perhaps you will let me explain to you some- 
what at length what that institute is, as I think there is 
considerable misunderstanding about it. It is an international 
institute, and fifty-four Governments have adhered to the 
