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Abstract

IT is now more than a quarter of a century ago that the Duke of Devonshire's Royal Commission on Science, among its many important recommendations, few of which have been taken advantage of either by the then or subsequent Governments, urged the importance of the creation of a body of scientific advice which should bring all departments in close touch with the progress of science. We warmly congratulate Lord Curzon upon the steps he has recently taken to extend the many benefits of such a body to the Indian Empire. We reprint elsewhere the text of a resolution of the Indian Government which has recently appeared in the Gazette, and we may hope that in a few more decades the matter may be considered by the Government of Great Britain, in which certainly such a council is as much required as in India.