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very important, services, e.g., the methods of transmitting 

 information to the Institute by the adhering Governments. 



In concluding this summary, which shows that the duties 

 of the Second Division are perplexing and difficult, it is well 

 to indicate that the Branches dealing with "agricultural 

 intelligence " and diseases of plants will, in due course, 

 become very important, especially when the necessary Staff 

 is available. 



Considerable work has, however, already been done, and 

 if the results do not yet meet all expectations it must be 

 stated that the fault lies principally with the Governments 

 which have not supplied the necessary information in spite 

 of repeated and pressing requests. It must also be stated 

 that certain States have no organised Statistical Departments, 

 or else they are of too recent date to supply the details which 

 the Institute requires. 



Moreover, the statistical work of the Division is especially 

 intricate, and it has been found necessary to give special 

 technical instruction to the members of the subsidiary Staff. 

 It follows, therefore, that the work of the Second Division 

 must be done slowly, carefully, and gradually if the results 

 are to be accurate and complete. The development of the 

 Division is closely connected with the success of the Statistical 

 Departments of the various countries. There is an intimate 

 connection between cause and effect as regards the results 

 which the Institute may yield and the progress which the 

 Governments desire to attain. 



III. Work of the Third Division. 



As the Second Division deals with the organisation of 

 agricultural statistics, so the work of the Third Division 

 refers to the statistics of co-operation in the various countries. 



It is intended to publish monographs on non-official, as 

 well as official, statistics of agricultural co-operation, especially 

 as regards the publications of certain large federations. The 

 enquiry has been the more difficult because there exist no 

 central official Departments whence the necessary documents 

 could be obtained. Yet, in spite of the difficulties and with 

 an admittedly insufficient Staff, the Heads of the Division 



