Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1738588467

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-115043

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Title:: Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

Place of publication:: Nairobi

Publisher:: East African Standard

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: VI, 337 Seiten; Ill.

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Title:: Part I. Opening speeches, agenda and programme

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PART I. I suggest that a little later in the proceedings we should send a reply to the Secretary of State and also send certain other telegrams of greeting. T think I ought to say that we have also had messages from other Governments. The Government of South Africa forward their best wishes for the work and express the belief that the results will be of the greatest benefit to those territories, whose representatives are taking part. The Government of the Sudan express great regret that they are unable to send a representative and wish the Conference every success. The Government of the Seychelles has contributed a paper and much regrets not being able to send a delegate to read it but hopes much benefit will be derived from the discussions. I should like on behalf of Kenya to give an especial welcome to the representatives here of Italy, Belgium, and Portugal. All these three countries were our old Allies in the war and all of them, I think, are facing responsibilities in this part of Africa which have been increased and enlarged by the war. (Hear, hear.) We are very glad, therefore, to have their close and friendly co-operation like this in the tasks of peace. This Conference has been convened by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. It was suggested in its present form originally, I think, by the East African Commission which came out here in 1924 and which published such an excellent report. It was also favoured and strongly supported by the Governors’ Conference which met here at the beginning of the present year and at that time, I think, arrangements were definitely made for it to be held; but the origin of the idea goes back a long way, to 1921. My friend, the Director of Agriculture for Kenya, was the first. to suggest one side for it, the agricultural side, and from other quarters came suggestions for a cotton conference and for entomological and mycological conferences. Very happily these three conferences have been combined and, as you know, you will be dealing with joint problems covered by all three subjects during sittings here. I should like to say also how much we appreciate the co-operation of the British Empire Cotton Growing Corporation which has sent five representatives, the senior of whom is Mr. Milligan, well-known in all matters pertaining to cotton and agriculture. I know that Kenya does not offer cotton much prospect or hope, but the Colony is deeply interested in cotton notwithstanding the fact that little cotton is grown here, because the railway which serves Kenya is a railway to which cotton is of the greatest importance; and whilst we are not able to do much to grow cotton ourselves we are anxious to see it thriving in Uganda and elsewhere. The regions which the representatives of the different governments here represent are potentially immensely rich. I suppose that this is the greatest untouched reserve in the world. And it is only in the present century that people have realised its possibilities. From the dawn of history explorers have come to this country and perhaps some of the old civilisations have pushed their way down into the interior for a time, but practically speaking only the coast line and the fringe had been touched until the era of great development began some thirty years ago. From those hidden resources the veil has now been lifted and great discoveries are being made. There is already beginning to bear upon Hast Africa the full weight of the great world demand for further production which is one of the greatest features of our time.

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