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THE annual gathering of subscribers to the Rothamsted Experimental Station, held on June 20, had, this year, a special significance and there was a record attendance. On this occasion, the title deeds of the Rothamsted Estate, which ban now become the property of the Lawes Agricultural Trust, were formally handed over to the Trustees by Mr, Walter Elliot, the Minister of Agriculture. The chairman of the Trust Committee, Lord Clinton, who presided at the meeting, announced that a telegram of congratulation had been received from Lord. Blcdisloe, Governor-General of New Zealand, a former chairman of the Lawes Trust. Lord Clinton then briefly outlined the reasons that compelled the Committee to issue its recent public appeal for £30,000 to purchase the estate. The land on which the building stood, and the fields containing the unique long-period experiments were threatened by building developments. He paid a warm tribute to Mr. R. McDougall and tbe Sir Halley Stewart Trustees, who provided £20,000, and to Sir Bernard Green well, Bart., whose early offer of £1,000 set a standard for the numerous private subscribers and organisations. As a result, the balance was quickly obtained, and the future of Rothamsted is secure for all time.
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Annual Gathering at Rothamsted. Nature 133, 992–993 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133992a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133992a0