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The co-ordination under central authority of the various scientific activities conducted by Government will be given effect to as early as possible. I look forward with confidence to the assistance and full co-operation of the Universities, since it is to the Universities that the country must primarily look for its scientific workers. Scientific research is a slow, long process, and a steady policy is far more important than an ambitious one. I cannot promise large grants for research in the immediate future. I am convinced, however, that, from the viewpoint of the State, the expenditure of the public funds in the supervision and encouragement of scientific research, particularly in its relation to primary industries, must prove an extremely profitable investment. As stated previously, the idea is to develop a policy, and, having due regard to the relative urgency of the problems requiring solution, to do " first things first " ; to create a spirit of co-operation between farmers, industrialists, scientists, and others which will be helpful to all by increasing production and preventing waste. J. G. Coates.

REPORT ON THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH IN THE DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND. CONTENTS. PACE I. Order of Reference and Itinerary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 11. Introductory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 111. The Primary Industries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Proposed New Agricultural College .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Special Institutes for Particular Branches of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 8 An Institute of Dairying .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Other Institutes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Forestry and Forest Products Institute .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 A Forest Policy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Proposed Committee on Forestry and Forests-products Research .. .. .. 10 Fuel Research .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. 11 IV. The Secondary Industries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 V. Certain State Scientific Services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 A Laboratory for Standards and Tests .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 The Geological Survey, Meteorological Office and Hector Observatory .. .. .. 13 The Samoan Scientific Service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .14 VI. The other State Scientific Services, and particularly those of the Department of Agriculture .. 14 Technical Officers for the Department of Industries and Commerce .. .. .. 14 Repeal of Part of the Science and Art Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 14 VII. The Organization of the New Central Scientific Authority .. .. .. .. 14 An Advisory Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Honoraria and Quorum of Council, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 The Executive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Functions of the Department .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Finance .. 16 VIII. Miscellaneous Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..16 Records Section .. .. .. .. .. •. . • .. .. 16 A Science Library .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 National Research Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 The New Zealand Institute .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 A National Research Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Scientific Liaison Officer in London .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 IX. Summary of the Principal Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 APPENDIX A. Extracts from Documents previously published or issued : — (1.) Organization of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Zealand : Report by Dr. J. Allan Thomson, 20th July, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 (2.) Organization of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Zealand : Report by G. Hogben, Esq,, C.M.G., and Dr. J. Allan Thomson, 2nd October, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 (3.) Co-ordination of Science and Industry : Report by a Committee of the Auckland Institute, 20th November, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. •. ■. .. .. .. 22 (4.) Remarks by a Committee of the Auckland Institute on a Report circulated by the Industrial and Research Committee of the New Zealand Institute, 1916.. .. .. .. .. .. ..22 (5.) Report of a Select Committee set up at the request of the Government to report on matters and encourage the Industries of the Dominion : Wellington, 27th August, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 22 (6.) The Memorandum submitted to the Scientific and Industrial Research Committee by Dr. J. Allan Thomson, July, 1925 .. .. .. .. . • .. •. .. .. 22 (7.) Research in New Zealand : Address by P. Marshall, M.A., D.Se., President New Zealand Institute, 1926 23 (8.) Report by Dr. Marsden on Scientific and Industrial Research, unanimously endorsed by the Committee on Scientific arid Industrial Research appointed by the Internal Affairs Department, Wellington, 1925 23 (9.) Scientific and Industrial Research: Memorandum by Sir Ernest Rutherford, 12th November, 1925.. 24 (10.) Naval Mission to the Dominion of New Zealand: Report of Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, G.C.8., 0.M., G.0.V.0., August-October, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 APPENDIX B. Diagram of Scheme op Organization .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 25

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