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 tYIW$ OP B00118 orgsfiisstion review. The laud-holdings ings excited which we are glad to notice question of the sise and and their consolidation into .s good deal of interest in this short distribution of economic holl. and the Hon'ble Mr. Kestinge, Director of Agriculture, Bombay, Professor 8unley $evons of Allahabad, he Hon'ble Mr. Parshotsm Thskurdss, Hon'ble Mr. (odbole, and Doer Harold Mann and others took part in the discussion. As s result the Board rssol that Provineisl (overnments be reeommended to insks 8 eloso investigation of the question in eonsultation with the roistrsrs of eo-operstive societies with s view to taking such logislstive setion as may be neeesssry. The question of the value of phosphstie manures and the manufture of supsrphosphstes on s large scale in India assres to us to be of vital importsnee and we are glad that the. Bosrd's attention has boon directed to it. The importsoe of olmmeutar agricultural eduestion cannot 12o overrated for s oountry like India, and the Bosrd's discussion of the report of the 8hnla 0onferenes embodying a tentative saheme for the establishment of rural sehools on the model of the Loni sehool, near Poohs, is full o! interest. The Board reallass the v&lus of rural education, but recommends that the education Department should be responsible and seek ths oo-operstion o! the Agricultural Department in the matter. The visw w smphssised that resesreh and demonstrations mrs ths rosl work of the Agricultural Department. Another interostiug item of the diseussions was the review of the preosut position and prospects of he sugarcane industry in the various provinees of India, both from the agricultural and msiufseturing standpoints. It was suggested that s Bureau of Information be ing this industry. We find s good proeeedings and we have no formed for deal that is pushing and improy- .doubt stimulating in these students of sSTieultursl economies will find therein suggestions for further inquiries, and mueh subetsnee for refieetion. The Board was lueky in securing as its ehsirmsn His Exoelleney Lord Willingdon, owtnor of Bombay, whose interest in the promotion of aSeulture snd personal enterprise in farming in this country are well known.