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pre.sidential address will be delivered by Sir Daniel Hall, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S., Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of 

 Agriculture, and a full report of the conference will be published 

 later in book form. The Committee understands that the 

 National Potato Society will hold their annual show at the 

 Royal Horticultural Society's Hall in conjunction with the con- 

 ference. Mr. H. V. Taylor, of the INIinistry of Agriculture, 

 and 'Sir. K. Dykes, of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, are 

 the honorary secretaries of the conference. All interested in 

 potato growing are invited to attend and take part in the 

 discussions, so adding to the common stock of knowledge on 

 the subject. 



The first World's Poultry Congress, convened by the Inter- 

 national Association of Poultry Instructors and Investigators, 



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 woriQS ifouiiry ^^^ -^^^^ September this year. Delegates 

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expermiental mstitutions, poultry and other 



societies, as well as private individuals interested in poultry, 



will be assembled for conference and for exchange of ideas and 



experiences. 



The Netherlands Government is co-operating in every 

 possible way with the promoters of -the Congress, which is 

 under the patronage of Their Majesties The Queen and Queen 

 Mother of Holland, while H.R.H. Prince Henry of tha 

 Netherlands is president of the honorary committee, the 

 members of which consist chiefly of Ministers of the Nether- 

 lands Government. The executive committee which will make 

 the necessary arrangements has been appointed by the 

 Netherlands Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and industry, 

 and will have as its first president Dr. H. J. Lovink, of The 

 Hague, and as its second president Mr. Ed. Brown, F.L.S., 

 president of the British National Poultry Parliament. 



The Congress will be divided into four sections, each of 

 which will have its own bureau to regulate its work. The 

 chairman of each section will be able to speak at least four 

 languages, while all reports and other publications issued will 

 be printed in at least three languages. A wide range of papers, 

 written by many leading authorities in the poultry world, 

 will be submitted for the consideration of the Congress. The 

 Ministry of Agriculture will be represented officially, and has 

 prepared a paper on " Poultry Education in England and 



