RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

CHINA PROGRAM 34!
ture has received an appropriation of LC$34,300
for insect control work during the period from
October 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936. This bureau
was established three years ago and is rapidly
initiating national administrative functions in
agriculture which have hitherto been lacking.
Foundation assistance is given to the bureau's
work in economic entomology. A good staff and
reasonably good equipment have already been
brought together. The
bureau represents a
serious government effort to provide the requisite
technical administrative machinery in agricultural
matters and facilities for scientific investigation
of agricultural problems. It has a
dozen major departments covering various phases
of agriculture. Although created only three years
ago, the National Agricultural Research Bureau
has a long list of publications to its credit. It
has received
liberal appropriations from the
government.
Fellowships
In all, US$57,500 was appropriated for the
1935 fellowship program in China; #20,000 of
this was appropriated in 1934 and 237,500 in
1935. Of the total amount, approximately
$35,000 was allocated to local fellowships and
$22,000 to foreign fellowships.
Although the granting of fellowships, both
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