Abstract

Sir Venkata Reddi Nayudu -- President --in opening the Conference declared that, as a Minister ,he was personally most proud to be associated with agriculture, for, was it not appropriate that, coming of an Agriculture family --a family belonging to a community of agriculturists-- known as the "Kapus"--he should be in charge of Agricultural Development?Referring to the congratulations made by Mr.Parnell and the Union on the Knighhood conferred on him individually,but rather as an honour done to the Deelopment Department as a whole. For, if he was able to show any work as the Development Minister was it not because he had received the loyal co-operation of all the various sections?He was particularly glad to state that he had received the best help of all from Agricultural Department. Adverting to the fact that several of the European Officers of the Department had retired from service during the past two years, he said he was sorry that the country had to bear the loss of their valuable services.He was afraid that such a retirenment was probably due to the same of insecurity created by irresponsible speeches,made in Congress platforms and elsewhere, with regard to the future responsibility for the pension contributions of Europeans in the services Although such a retirenment had the effect of indirectly bringing about the Indianisation of the agricultural Service armed at by the Reform Act, soone than originally intended, he was sincerely grived that thereby the technical skill and experience possessed by the European officers was irretrievably lost to the country.He,however , plaialy informed the European officers that any adverse opinion formed by them as to the motive of the Indian Lagislature was absolutely unfounded and solemnly assured them that "India would never play them false,"

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