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The World's Poultry Congress. 



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and setting forth the great expansion of poultry keeping in 

 Ireland during that period. 



The organisation of the British display and the necessary 

 arrangements for the British party involved much heavy work, 

 which fell almost entirely upon Mr. T. R. Robinson, the 

 Honorary Secretary, who was greatly helped by Mrs. Rawson 

 and others of the staff of the National Utility Poultry Society. 

 The Great Eastern Railway Company provided cheap tickets 

 and special facilities for the British party, which numbered 

 nearly 150. At Scheveningen special accommodation had 

 been reserved by the Dutch Committee for the Congress 

 visitors, and the papers were read and the discussions held in 

 the Kurhaus Hotel. The display of birds and other exhibits 

 was held in the Zoological Gardens situated nearly midway 

 between The Hague and Scheveningen. The Exhibition was 

 officially opened in the presence of H.M. Queen Wilhelmina 

 by H.R.H. the Prince Consort. The royal party then pro- 

 ceeded to the Kurhaus Hotel where the Congress was officially 

 opened by the Minister of Agriculture. Addresses were given 

 by Dr. Lovink, Director of Food Supplies for the Netherlands 

 and also first President of the Congress, the Portuguese 

 Minister, and Mr. Edward Brown, second President of the 

 Congress. Some 20 countries were represented by about 50 

 delegates. 



Meetings were held each day from Tuesday until Friday from 

 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Owing to the fact that some 80 papers on 

 various aspects of the poultry industry were presented, the Con- 

 gress was divided into four sections, which met simultaneously. 

 On Saturday the final meeting of the Congress was held, when 

 the resolutions passed by the various sections were discussed 

 and adopted. Among these resolutions were recommenda- 

 tions — (1) As to the importance of placing at the disposal of 

 scientists means for the study of Mendelian laws and their 

 application especially in regard to poultry. (2) The desira- 

 bility of continuing egg laying trials for 56 weeks so that more 

 valuable conclusions may be drawn regarding the inheritance 

 of laying qualities. (3) That it is advisable that all eggs 

 exported from any country should be marked with the name of 

 the country of origin, and that uniform rules of control should 

 be adopted for the international and national egg trade, and 

 that such regulations should be fixed by international con- 

 vention and made applicable to all countries. (4) That con- 

 sideration should be given to the advisability of taking official 



