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IT was on August 2 of last year that Mr. Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons the decision of the Government, based on the recommendations of the West India Royal Commissioners, to create a special Department of Agriculture for the distressed Colonies, to be presided over by Dr. Morris, of Kew Gardens, who had acted as scientific adviser to the Commissioners. Immediately the proposals were sanctioned by Parliament, active steps were taken to vigorously carry out the scheme. By the middle of September Dr. Morris had left for Barbados, which had been selected as the headquarters of the new establishment, and tours were at once undertaken to ascertain the requirements of the several islands.
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H. “The West Indian Bulletins”. Nature 60, 371–372 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/060371a0
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