SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
OFFER OF £2OOO ACCEPTED. >y Tsbgraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 14. At the second meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, held to-day, in outlining the progress made, Mr. Shirtcliffc, the chairman, said that arrangements had been made for the acceptance of offers by the Empire Marketing Board to contribute £2OOO a year each to the cost of researches into noxious weeds control, particularly blackberry eradication, and into the mineral content of pastures. The committee has been actively engaged in investigating the question of seed and plant diseases. Evidence collected shows that urgent concentrated attack is called for. Another activity is research in fuel and also in meteorology and dairying. The Commissioner of Taxes has given a ruling that he is prepared to allow firms making grants for research purposes to claim that amount as expenses in their return of income.
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 December 1926, Page 7
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