NOTICE. 



The Scientific and Technical Departments of the 

 Imperial Institute. 



His Excellency the Governor has received a despatch from the 

 Right Hon'ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies calling 

 attention to the advantages offered by the Imperial Institute to 

 Merchants, Planters and others, who may. wish to have samples 

 submitted to scientific experts for opinion as to their commercial 

 value, etc. The following extracts from a Memorandum published 

 by the Authorities of the Imperial Institute will give an idea of the 

 work undertaken and carried on there. 



"The Scientific and Technical Department of the Institute has 

 ' been established to acquire information by special enquiries and 

 ' by experimental research, technical trials and commercial valua- 

 tion regarding new or little known natural or manufactured pro- 

 ducts of the various Colonies and Dependencies of the British 

 "Empire and of Foreign Countries, and also regarding known 

 ' products procurable from new sources, and local products o 

 "manufacture which it is desired to export. This work is carried 

 I * with a view to the creation of new openings in trade, or the 



promotion of industrial developments. " 



. 2 - In an extensive and well-equipped series of Research 

 Laboratories, a numerous staff of skilled chemists carry out the 

 instigation of the chemical constitution and properties ol new 

 d ye-stuffs, tanning materials, seeds and food-stuffs, oils, gums and 

 resins, fibres, timbers, medicinal plants and products, with a view 

 10 their commercial utilization. Whenever necessary these 

 Materials are submitted to special scientific experts, by whom they 

 are made the subject of particular investigation or practical tests. 

 «j*Ws are also obtained from technical or trade experts in regard 

 10 the probable commercial or industrial value of any such products. 



3- The Federated Malay States Government has undertaken 

 10 grant a sum of £ioo a year for 5 years to the Department with 

 ,^ to the careftl^ves y tigationind commercial development of 

 Mineral resources of the St— 



The G<y 



exam- Geologist is collecting specimens 



venation and after ^Y s[s the Im P erial InstltU * e "a IhZ 

 inL COmplete touch with the principal manufacturing and other 

 ^es of the United Kingdom, will bring the ^ en8 J**5 

 ^pment rS ^ ° therS ^ ^ ^ * ^ " C ° mm 

 a 111 f!*^ that this action will do much to help in finding 

 alS Ct for n ™ products and developing the markets for those 

 exploited. 



