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International Agricultural Institute. 



Head of the Staff of the Institute. He is responsible for all 

 the work and duties of his subordinates, leaving full liberty 

 of action on technical subjects to the Heads of Divisions. 



The Heads of Divisions are placed in charge of the 

 technical service and their duties are most important. They 

 are responsible for the practical working of the Institute. 

 They are specialists whose technical duties are not obstructed 

 by cumbrous administrative procedure. The Heads of 

 Branches are also technical experts immediately under the 

 Heads of Divisions ; they are the representatives who replace 

 the latter whenever necessary. 



Other officials who contribute to the systematic efficiency 

 of the Institute are : the Librarian, the Assistants to the 

 General Secretary, the editors, translators, etc. 



Sources of Information. 



On what documents and information will the work of the 

 Staff depend? The documents and information intended to 

 be the working material of the Institute will be supplied 

 directly by the Governments on their responsibility and 

 through their agency. 



It is therefore necessary that private Associations, 

 Co-operative Societies and Syndicates should come to some 

 distinct understanding with their respective Governments, 

 because through their agency and instrumentality alone can 

 private organisations enter into correspondence with the 

 Institute. The relations between them and their Governments 

 are questions of internal politics with which the Institute 

 cannot interfere. 



The work of the Institute will be made known by means of 

 publications, bulletins, and communications to the Press. 



It is well to observe that this organised work has only just 

 commenced ; and more especially to indicate to the agricultural 

 and scientific public that the nature of the Constitution of the 

 Institute and its scientific and technical parts require special 

 machinery adapted to its special needs in order that methodical 

 and systematic results may be obtained. Consequently, the 

 progress of the Institute must needs be very modest and very 

 slow at the outset, in view of the accuracy, impartiality, and 

 precision which the Convention demands. 



