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Further measures suggested for Government enterprise are the 
publication of periodical reports on crop conditions in areas for which 
reliable information is forthcoming ; and also the organization of co¬ 
operative credit societies for the maintenance and distribution of 
adequate supplies of brood-lac and for co-operative action in the 
extension of cultivation. 
On the scientific side the late Mr. F. M. Howlett has suggested 
in Appendix III lines of research bearing chiefly on the life histories 
of the insect and its enemies and on the chemistry of lac. These 
investigations are, however, beyond the scope of provincial Forest 
Departments, and it is suggested that they should be undertaken by 
the trade itself. For this purpose funds may be made available by the 
imposition of a small cess on exports, and the funds administered by 
the Lac Traders' Association now in course of formation in Calcutta, 
on much the same lines as the Indian Tea Cess is administered by 
the Indian Tea Association. Expenditure on research may be 
roughly estimated at one lakh of rupees per annum. As exports 
during recent years have averaged 200,000 chests yearly, a cess of 
only eight annas per chest would give the required sum and would 
provide for expansion as trade increased. Later, as funds permitted, 
the Association might undertake the preparation of quantitative 
crop forecasts and also possibly propaganda work in foreign 
countries. 
We endorse the suggestions offered by Mr. Howlett in Appendix 
HI* We would, however, emphasize the importance of the Forest 
and Scientific lines of research being carried on at a single centre. 
We understand that Jubbulpore is likely to be selected as the site for 
forest research, and in this case we would prefer that the laboratory 
should be located at Jubbulpore rather than at Ranchi. 
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