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CO-OPER & !l'IVE .PRO(?RE$$ 491 which ?he expansion of co-operation musg bring ?o ?he fore is ?hs? of propaganda and inspection and for ?hese purposes we require an "Indian Co-operative Service". Had Sir Horace Plunbe? been serving on ?he Industrial Commission, as originally in?ended he would have seen ?hs? an "Indian Co-operative Service" is as impor?sn? as an "Indian Industrial Service" or an "Indian Chemical Service ". A? these problems is the of the Finance of the gres?es? of all quesfions--?hs? Epoch of Co-operative Expsn- fion. I csnno? possibly discuss all ?hese ?opics within the limits of a single paper bu? I migh? be allowed a? leas? ?o indicate a few of ?heir impor?an? aspects. I shall firs? ?sko up ?ho because ?ho organization of precede any progress. In noticed ?ho controversy roconfiy question ways and of, Finance means mus?, snobher paper I have carried on in Japan sbou? subsidizing co-operation from ?he large favor- able balances of. ?rade which ?hs? country has enjoyed war. I shall ?herefore no? labor the bu? shall only add ?hs? in ?he agriculture and co-operation have s during the point here India claim to be mainly by opiumsurpluses for purposes of helped out agriculture. public of the ?omo u?ilized welfare. surpluses years by our Similarly ?he case of. speeia! erea?ed ago ?he Governmen? eredi?s which we have accumulated abroad should be used ?o bring co-operation ?o ?he doors of every agriculturist. Another source from which co-operation can expee? financial assistance is ?he Presidency Banks, particular- ly when, as is ?o be expected, ?hey will have been Already Bank Bank. Provincial from s presidency in Bombay the receiving assistance the boards o[ the amalgamated. Co-operative is Presidency . On banks there are able sstie belief in the possibilities of. such bankers who have an enthusi- help. When