_(f) the establishment of a Bureau of Information for 
the collection and dissemination of information 
relating to scientific and technical matters; and 
(g) the collection and dissemination of information 
regarding industrial welfare and questions relat- 
ing to the improvement of industrial conditions. 
12. The Director shall, as far as possible, co-operate with 
the existing State organizations-in the co-ordination of 
scientific investigation, with a view to— 
(a) the prevention of unnecessary overlapping; and 
(b) the utilization of facilities and staffs available in 
the States. 
Parr [V.—MiscEeLnanxous. 
13. The Governor-General may arrange with the Governor 
of any State for any of the following purposes :— 
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ACT. 
Arrangements 
with States. 
12 the utilization for the purposes of this Act of Siate 
Research Departments and Laboratories and Ex- 
perimental ‘Stations and Farms; 
(b) the co-operation in industrial and scientific research 
with State Government Departments, Univer sities 
and Technical Schools; and 
(c) the co-operation with educational authorities and 
scientific societies in the Commonwealth with, a 
view to— 
(i) advancing the teaching of science in 
schools, technical colleges and univer- 
sities where the teaching is determined 
by those authorities ; 
(ji) the training of investigators in pure and 
applied science, and of technical ex- 
perts; and 
(iii) the training and education of craftsmen 
and skilled artisans. ; 
14.—(1.) The Governor-General may, on the recommen- 
dation of the Minister, appoint such officers as he thinks 
necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
(2.) Officers employed under this Act shall not the subject 
to the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1918, but 
shall be engaged for such periods and shall be subject to. such 
conditions as are prescribed. : 
3.) An officer of the Commonwealth Public Service or of 
the Public ‘Service of a State who becomes an officer under 
this Act shall retain all his existing and accruing rights. 
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Appointment 
of Officers. 
