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IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL BUREAUX. The Imperial Agricultural Bureaux were established to act as clearing-houses for the interchange of information between research workers in various fields of agricultural science throughout the world, but more particularly within the various countries of the British Commonwealth. 111 New Zealand co-operation with the Bureaux is maintained through the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, for which purpose there is a special liaison officer. 111 addition, contacts with individual Bureaux and the appropriate fields of research are maintained by official correspondents, who deal with specific inquiries.

PUBLICATIONS. The monthly publication of the New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology has been continued during the year, alternate numbers being devoted to two different classes of papers. Section Aof the Journal is composed entirely of agricultural-science articles, while Section B deals with general apart from agricultural, including papers 011 chemistry, physics, geology, seismology, economics, and industrial technology. Apart from the Journal, further departmental bulletins have been issued during the year as follows: — No. 85 : " The Economic Importance of Seaweeds," by Miss L. B. Moore. No. 86 : " Mole Drainage in New Zealand," by A. W. Hudson and H. G. Hopewell. No. 87 : " Wheat Research Institute : Eighth Annual Report."

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing 790 copies, £55,

By Authority; E. V. PAOTj Government Printer, Wellington. —1942.

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