SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 
industry is rapidly, becoming of enormous importance to Australia, and the prac- 
tical man needs all the assistance he, can obtain from scientific workers to help _ 
him in his daily work, 
Reports on Hides and Skins (Indian Trade Inquiry), by the Imperial Institute ; 
John Murray, Albermarle-street, London—The raw cow hides (kips) exported 
from India are normally of the value of about £4,000,000, and before the war 
were principally taken by Germany and Austria. Other outlets have necessarily » 
to be found for them, and the reports outline the steps taken to attain this end. - 
The trade in raw Indian cow hides is described, and other subjects dealt with 
are the improvement of the quality of Indian hides, the trade in Indian buffalo 
. _ hides, the trade in Indian goat and sheep skins. A summary of general informa- 
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tion prepared for the Committee is appended. 
Reports on Oil Seeds (Indian Trade Inquiry), by the Imperial Institute ; 
John Murray, Albermarle-street, London.—The publication contains a report on: 
the trade in Indian oil seeds (with two appendices) and the Indian trade in oil- 
seeds, together with a summary of general information prepared for the Com- 
mittee. 
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