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 IELING TO INDI 489 which officers such control being of the Department. going too far in has an industrial objective being esrrie out by under the administrative control of the Government, eontrsli.ed in the administrative head There is, we feel, s great danger in this direction, because its efficiency would depend entirely upon thb wisdom of the administra- tive head. Entire lack of direction and control undoubtedly leads to much duplication of work and dissipation of energy; but too close s control might kill the true spirit of scientific enquiry and would be particularly galling and discouraging to a man of originality, .who might be frequently prevented from following up new lines of work which he considered promising. 'The only solution we can offer is that there should be some men working under control, and others working with a great amonnt of freedom in scientific institutes connected with universities or actually in research rooms of scientific departments of the University. 8rt Promotion to posts joyrag such freedom would be given as the result of approved ability and originality. We feel that it is impossible to over-estimate the importance of linking up the research work on the one hand with the universities and on the other hand with the centres of industries; and transfers of officers between special centres so that each should have both industrial and university experien should be the rule. W hope that the labors of this Commission will bear greater fruits than those of many previous Commissions. Our own theory is that every Commission of enquiry should. be required to carry out he measures of reform which it proposes. This would ensure its proposals being practicable, and it would also ensure something practical being done to realie the objects for which the Commission was appoin- the knowledge acquired by the its report. The present is the India is still to a great extent ted, making full use of Commission for. making time for action, whilst protected from foreign competition by. the effects of the War. H. S. JSVONS Proaeedings of the Board of ,4griaulture in India held at Poona on the loth December, 1917, with ,41opendes. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. 1918 pp. 185. Price As. 18 or ls, 8& ' Among the many subjects before the Board not a few that came up for were on matters of discussion soonernie