er PARTY. 
. It will be of interest to learn of the experience in these matters 
of other Dependencies where technical (cotton) officers have been or 
are being employed. 
Mr. WORTLEY expressed the view that co-operation between 
unofficial technical specialists and the Agricultural Department would 
be best effected by arranging a complete division of responsibility. 
He thought, for instance, that the work of the Empire Cotton Growing 
Corporation should be confined to investigational and experimental 
work, and that the work in connection with the expansion of the 
industry should be in the hands of the Agricultural Department, who 
should arrange for the dissemination of any seed which might be 
supplied by the Corporation. He was only too glad, of course, to 
have advice from the technical specialists, but he thought that their 
zone of work should be clearly defined. Stations in which such 
technical specialists were working should be entirely under their own 
control. 
Mr. MILLIGAN explained that he was not representing the 
Empire Cotton Growing Corporation in this matter, but that his 
personal view of the question was in agreement with that of Mr. 
Wortley. He thought that the separation of stations would avoid 
any chance of friction, which might otherwise arise. 
Mr. CAMERON stated that the position in Southern Rhodesia 
was quite contrary to the views which had been put forward. There, 
everything connected with cotton was placed before the Corporation 
representative by the Department of Agriculture. The Government 
felt that the closest co-operation between Government and the 
Corporation was best effected by placing most of the cotton work in 
the hands of the Corporation: results have been extremely satisfactory. 
He went on to say that in making that statement he was speaking for 
the Government of Southern Rhodesia and not for the Corporation, 
and that he was of opinion that no resolution on this matter should 
be put forward but that each territory should solve its own problem 
as it thought best. 
Mr. MILLIGAN agreed with Mr. Cameron that it was not 
possible at present to stipulate any particular method, but in looking 
forward to the future role of the Corporation he thought that the 
tendency would be more and more toward research work and 
investigation. 
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) drew attention to some of the 
difficulties entailed in providing stations for the work of cotton 
specialists alone. 
Mr. SIMPSON emphasised the necessity for the fullest co- 
operation in such matters. He stated that one must not lose sight 
of the fact that the ultimate responsibility in such matters must rest 
with the Government Departments concerned. 
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Holm) referred to the proposals in regard 
to research by the Rowett Institute at Aberdeen, which were shortly 
going to be carried out in Kenya; and he stated that, in that case, the 
staff was supplied by the Institute through the Civil Research 
Committee for a special investigation and that the Kenya Government 
was responsible for certain local expenditure. He did not. think that 
it was possible to lay down precisely in ‘‘ black and white '’ the exact 
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