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( e .) Existing facilities for technical education and the training of artisans. 
(/.) Existing facilities for the training of research students. 
(g.) Existing facilities for the training of agricultural students. 
(4.) That the sum of £250 be granted to the above Committee for 
secretarial assistance in making the above investigation. 
Dominion Museum, Library, and Art Gallery. 
(1.) That in consideration of the large accumulation of invaluable 
material at present stored in unsuitable buildings and not accessible for 
public display and use, and also of the rapid increase of war collections, 
the Government be again urged to proceed with the building of a 
new museum and library with as little delay as possible. Until such a 
building is provided it is impossible for the Museum to fulfil adequately 
its functions. 
(2.) That the Board considers that the present Museum site is the most 
suitable for the Dominion Museum and Library, more especially as the 
Parliamentary and Turnbull Libraries are situated close to it. 
(3.) That the Board agrees with the New Zealand Academy of Fine 
Arts that it is desirable that the National Art Gallery should be placed 
under separate control from the Museum and Library. 
(4.) That the Science and Art Act, 1913, be amended in accordance 
with these suggestions. 
REVIEWS AND ABSTRACTS. 
Preliminary Report of the Water-power Committee of the Conjoint Board 
of Scientific Societies of Great Britain. (6248.) 
The present is a preliminary report of the Water-power Committee 
appointed to report upon what is at present being done to ascertain the 
amount and distribution of water-power in the British Empire. The present 
power-demand of the world is summarized, and the water-power resources 
of each State set forth, and the amount of power utilized, in so far as the 
information is obtainable, and the power requirements and the necessities of 
the British Empire are reviewed, and also the present state of investigation 
into the water-power resources of the different dominions and dependencies. 
Deference is made to the fact that, except in Canada and New Zealand, 
no reliable data concerning the water-power resources is available. The 
report ends with the following conclusions and recommendations :— 
Conclusions .—The main conclusions to be drawn from the evidence 
available to the committee are— 
(1.) That the potential water-power of the Empire amounts in the 
aggregate to at least 50 to 70 million horse-power. 
(2.) That much of this is capable of immediate economic development. 
(3.) That, except in Canada and New Zealand, and to a less extent in 
New South Wales and Tasmania, no systematic attempt has as 
yet been made by any Government Department to ascertain the 
true possibilities of the hydraulic resources of its territories, or to 
collect the relevant data. 
