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am speaking also on behalf of the delegates of Germany when 
I say that we appreciate very much what we have heard in 
this Congress, and what we have enjoyed outside this 
Congress. And I want to express to you all my good wishes 
for every success in your work on behalf of tropical 
agriculture. 
Professeur Dr. Herm (France): Il me sera permis comme 
Secrétaire perpétuel de l’Association Scientifique Internationale 
d’ Agronomie Coloniale et Tropicale, et aussi dans ma qualité de 
Délégué du Gouvernement Francais, de joindre mes remerci- 
ments 4 ceux de M. Leplae, au Gouvernement Britannique 
pour l’hospitalité qu’il a bien voulu nous réserver, au comité 
exécuteur anglais, d’avoir apporté une contribution magnifique 
aux problémes de l’étude qui nous est si chére, contribution 
qui peut étre considérée comme une mine inépuisable de 
documents, et ensuite 4 notre cher Président, le Professeur 
Dunstan, de la facon superbe dont il s’est acquitté de l’ceuvre, 
dont les destinées lui sont confiés pour l’instant. 
[Translation.|—As permanent Secretary of the International 
Scientific Association, for Colonial and Tropical Agriculture, 
and also in my capacity of Delegate of the French Government, 
permit me to add my thanks to those of M. Leplae to the 
British Government for the hospitality which it has been so 
good as to extend to us, to the English Executive Committee 
for having made a magnificent contribution to the problems 
of the science which is so dear to us, a contribution which 
may be regarded as an inexhaustible mine of information, and 
also to our President, Professor Dunstan, for the superb way 
in which he has carried out the work, the arrangement of which 
was for this occasion entrusted to him. 
Dr. O. Manetti (Italy): A nome del Governo Italiano 
e della Sezione Italiana dell’Association Scientifique Inter- 
nationale d’Agronomie Coloniale che qui rappresento, porgo 
auch’io all’illustre Presidente, Prof. Wyndham R. Dunstan, 
ed agli infaticabili e benemeriti Segretari Organizzatori del 
Congresso il mio saluto ed i miei ringraziamenti. 
La maravigliosa organizzazione di questo Convegno Inter- 
nazionale insieme alla cordiale ospitalita del popolo inglese 
rimarra in me come ricordo indelebile per molti anni e come 
prova pitt vera della prosperita civile della grande nazione 
brittanica. 
[Translation.]—In the name of the Italian Government and 
of the Italian Section of the International Association for 
Tropical Agriculture, of which I am here as the representative, 
I offer to our illustrious President, Professor Wyndham R. 
Dunstan, and to the indefatigable and excellent Secretaries 
of the Congress vreetings and thanks. 
