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

Bibliographic data

Monograph

Identifikator:: 1738588467

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

Document type:: Monograph

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.

Digitisation:: 2020

Collection:: Economics Books

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Chapter

Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: Part V. General

Collection:: Economics Books

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 274

Access restriction

Copyright

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

Monograph

Chapter

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

Chapter

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation