278 International Agricultural Institute, [july, 



" It is easy to foresee that the demands made upon the Insti- 

 tute for information and assistance will steadily increase, but 

 its ability to respond to those demands will largely depend 

 upon the extent to which it can command the services of 

 practical and experienced men possessing both energy and 

 ability as members of the Permanent Committee and as 

 members of the staff. As regards the Permanent Committee 

 which will practically control and direct the operations of 

 the Institute, it is to be noted that several of the adhering 

 States, including the United States, France, Germany, 

 Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Norway, and Spain, have 

 already appointed representatives who will be permanently 

 resident in Rome, whilst others, principally the smaller 

 States, will be represented either by the chiefs or other 

 members of their respective Diplomatic Missions. It is 

 certain that in the conduct of the affairs of the Institute the 

 influence of men possessing special technical qualifications 

 taking part continuously in the direction of the work of the 

 Institute will be very considerable. It was decided that 

 meetings of the Permanent Committee should be held at 

 least once a month, and that for the control of the work of 

 each of the three sections into which it is proposed that the 

 staff of the Institute should be divided, a separate sub- 

 committee should be constituted. If, therefore, the United 

 Kingdom is to take any effective part in the work, some 

 definitive arrangement must be made for our representation 

 on the Committee by a competent expert on the questions to 

 be dealt with by the Institute, willing and able to take up 

 his residence in Rome so as to enable him to attend and take 

 part in the meetings of the Permanent Committee and of the 

 various sub-committees appointed in connection with the 

 various branches of the w r ork. The arrangements to be made 

 for this purpose will require to be very carefully considered." 



Among the appendices to the report are the Statutes of 

 the Institute, which comprise the Convention of the 7th June, 

 1905, and the Regulations of the Institute; the latter define 

 the procedure of the General Assembly, and deal with the 

 administration of the Institute, the constitution of the Per- 

 manent Committee, the appointment of Committees and of 

 the Staff. 



