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The twelfth annual report of the British Electrical and Allied Industries Association (E.R.A.) presented at the annual luncheon on February 15 is satisfactory and interesting. A period of depression in commerce often means greater activity in development. The report shows that there are seventy-seven committees actively engaged in advising and directing research on problems of urgent importance to industry. An incidental advantage is the benefit that accrues to individuals who share in the constant exchange of views which takes place at these specialist committee meetings. At the start, the organisation was almost entirely based on the sections of the industry connected with manufacturing. Its activities have now widened very much and there are very few electro-technical problems outside its sphere. The Association was never designed to relieve manufacturing works of the necessity of solving their own specific problems. The report proves that many of the subjects considered interest several branches of the industry. The financial statement shows that the main contributions, so far as money is concerned, now come from the electric supply companies, railway groups, etc. Although the actual income for last year was greater than the preceding year, yet the Association has adopted a conservative policy, maintaining its organisation intact, expediting the completion of researches and advancing the plans for new work. Many members of the permanent staff have been engaged solely in scientific investigations and the reports they have published have been useful to the industry.
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Industry and Electrical Research. Nature 131, 267–268 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131267c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131267c0