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it would be best to appoint a committee consisting of 
representatives of each European country to do this work. We 
suggest ‘“‘each European country,’’ not because we wish to 
exclude the non-European countries, but because so long 
as the chief object of our Association is to have Congresses, 
and as long as the Congresses are held in Europe, European 
nations have the chief interest in them. The next point we 
suggest is that such changes should be made in the constitution 
of the Association as may be required to improve international 
co-operation between the various societies interested in 
tropical agriculture. This brings out the point that it is the 
representatives of societies and of official bodies who chiefly 
constitute our Congresses and give them importance, and so 
we think it is very important to go into the question of how 
it is possible to secure international co-operation among these 
various societies interested in tropical agriculture. 
The proposal was seconded by M. E. Leptar, and M. Emin 
BarLLauD spoke in support of it. 
The PresipentT: I do not know if any other member of the 
Congress wishes to speak to this resolution, which proposes 
that an International Committee should be appointed to con- 
sider any changes that might be desirable in the interests of 
the International Association in order to improve international 
co-operation between the various societies interested. This 
expression of opinion on the part of the Congress, of course, 
will have to be referred by this meeting to the assembly of 
the International Association for Tropical Agriculture which 
was supposed to meet half an hour ago, and which will have 
to hold its meeting some time to-day. 
This resolution was then put to the meeting and carried. 
PRESIDENT’S CLOSING REMARKS. 
The Prestpent : Gentlemen—It has been the custom with 
our foreign colleagues that the President should deliver a 
final address at the conclusion of the Congress; in fact, pro- 
nounce what I suppose may be regarded as a funeral oration. 
I do not propose myself to follow that practice, partly because 
time will not permit, as we have still another meeting to hold 
this afternoon. I would, however, like to say that it has been 
a great gratification to the British members to see such a 
distinguished gathering of their foreign colleagues at this 
Congress. I think it may be said that the Congress has 
been a very great success, if success is measured first by the 
number and distinction of those who have taken part in it; 
secondly, if it is to be judged by the number and importance 
of the papers; and thirdly, by the number of speakers. In 
all these directions I think we have been most successful. 
