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AFTER reviewing some of the historical examples of the application of research to Colonial problems, Dr. J. L. Simonsen, president of Section B (Chemistry), emphasizes that only with the help of men of science could many of these be solved. While agriculture must continue to be a main industry of the Colonies, its maximum development will require research of a high order. The Colonies can, however, no longer be regarded solely as prime producers, and the introduction of other industries deriving their raw materials from agriculture will be essential. In 1942 the Colonial Products Research Council was formed to review the field of Colonial raw materials, and by research methods ascertain how fuller use could be made of them.
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Science in the Colonies. Nature 160, 284 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160284a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/160284a0