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AGRICULTURAL TRAINING.

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AGRICULTURAL TRAINING. At the Board of Ag.iculture on Thursday, Ir Gardner, who was accompanied by L,rll Riobltsdale, Sir Jacob Wilson, Mr Elliott, nll Major Craigie, received a very influential Deputation, representing the University College of North Walrs at Binger, the Yorkshire College, L-els, the Durham College of Science, and the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth. Lord Sudeley, who introduced the Deputation, said the colleges in question had rendered great services to agriculture through the high scientific teaching in agricultural matters which they afforded to students The object of the Deputation was to ask the Govern- ment definitely to inform the governing bodies of the colleges what grant they might rely upon receiving. Mr Rathbone, M.P., said at present the coliege were in a i-ond- ion of great uncertainty as to the sums they were to receive, and i his to a certain ex-ent restricted te e o th-ir i,)IIF. Professor Reieiiel said it was most desirable tllat the agricultural departments of the colleges shoul I be placed upon a. m .re pernmi^nt fo,ping. Mr Boddington, Principal of the Yorkshire College, Leeds, and Mr J. Dpnt spoke to a similar effect. Sir M. White R d!ey, ivpre-entii.g t> v Northumher- land County Council. s id he h jv-d ;he "President would find a sympathetic Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the House of G mmons was unanimous in i's appre- ciation of the subjec Lord Ab-rdaie. lepresentii'g U iiversi-y Coll ie of Wales, sahi he hd no fear, d tne grant being at any time viithne'd. What he a",ke 1 for was th>t the grants should be increased. Sple;uiid work "as being done at Aberyotwydi, and nothing c uld exceed tne ardour ot the tenant farmers to a,ail themselves of sci ntific teaching. Principal Roberts said the Aberystwyth College was the last of the colleges to undertake agricultural wosk, and that work had advtmed vrich unusual r-ipi :ity. It was only in October of iast year that the College was placed in po-isessioa of a department of agricul- ture, and they commenced with six students—a number which, compared with other institutions, was very gratifying for a beginning. roe College was the centre for a group of seven counties within which the agricultural problem was fell witn peculiar severity, and the only hope of improvement was in the intelli- gence of the fanners and their readings o avail them- selves of scientific instruction. He felt very strongly that if the College was to undertake and continue the tvork they must, have an internal department of a first rate character, such as would compare with similar departments not only in English but in American colleges. For instance, there was the subject of fortstry, which should be included as soon as possible there was evidence coining in every day that there was a demand for instruction in that direction. Then there was the greatest need for a fully equipped experimental farm, as well as a dairy school. There were no funds to supply these tilings except the grant from the Board of Agriculture. The College would be very glad if they could provide them out of their own resources, but there were none available. The grants fromthe Couuty Councils were all taken up by other technical instruction. They had heavy travelling expenses, and the necessity for teaching in both English and Welsh alsoj increased ttieir'diiffculties in respect to funds. All these things showed the urgent necessity for increasing the sum of money at the dis- posal of the Board of Agriculture, as the present grants were utterly inadequate for the work which ought to be done. In reply, Mr Garduer expressed his warm sympathy with the work of the colleges. So long as lie had the honour of holding office lie would do all in his power to further it. The great effort-i which the colleges had made had, in his opinion, largely contributed to the knowledge of scientific farming in this country. The Board had always shown its desire to assist iu this work, and he took this opportunity of paying a tribute of acknowledgment of tne good work done in this direction by Major Craigie aud Mr Brooke Hunt. He recognised that much remained to be done, and he looked forward to the time when the Board would be able to provide, for the normal necessities of the agri cultural departments of the colleges. This year, at any rate, the grants were larger than they had ever been before. With regard to the subject of fixity of the grants, he would point out that the only variation had been in the direction of increase (cheers and laughter). There were no grounds for apprehension of the grants being withdrawn, but of course no Government could pledge Parliament to an annual vote. The alternative was State endowment, which he did not thiok any Government would propose. He would continue, by every means in his power, to foster the co-operation of the County Councils with the colleges. He had every reason to expect that Mr Acland was quite prepared to supp i-t him in the proposal that the general examina- tion now conducted by the Science aud Art Depart- ment should be transferred to the Board of Agriculture. The whole subject was receiving his most careful attention.—The Deputation thanked the President, and withdrew.

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