Bulletins of Indian Industries & Labour No. 52. Proceedings of the Sixth Industries Conference (Held in Simla on the 9th 10th and 11th July 1934)

4. One of the main sources of information relating to industrial development in the country are the provincial Departments of Industries and unless the Government of India have the full co-operation of these Departments the full benefit which can be obtained from the scheme will not materialise. [...] 6. With regard to the actual methods sto be adopted by the Director in charge of the 'Bureau when referring matters to the Advisory Council details will have to be worked out by tilt officer when appointed but I visualise that it will be possible to dipose of a great part of the work by the simultaneous circulation of papers to each Member of the Council and it will only be the larger matte [...] M. The Research Branch will be under the general superintendence of the officer in charge of the Test House but the control and direction as to the actual research work to be undertaken will be vested in the Director of the Bureau. [...] It is the intention that as soon as possible after his return to duty he should visit the headquarters of various provinces and Indian States interested in the scheme for the purpose of discussing with Directors of Industries and others the details of the working of the Bureau and the directions in which the greatest possible assistance can be given to local industrial. [...] As the funds for the Research Branch are very limited it is hoped that the Head of the Bureau will also be able to enlist the co-operation of all research organisatiors under the control of the Provincial Goverments and on this point I should like to obtain the views of the prvincial representatives.