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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS It is desired to record appreciation of the valuable service rendered gratuitously by trie members of the Standards Council and all its committees and by the many other people representing Government Departments, local authorities, professional, commercial, industrial, and consumer interests, including the executives of various organizations, all of whom have contributed so generously in time and effort. Since, due to my retirement, this is the last report I will present as Chairman of the Standards Council, I desire to record my appreciation of the extraordinary progress it has made since its inception. Reference to previous reports will show the outstanding advantages and economies that have been derived from its activities, both on a national and international basis. These benefits, I am confident, will be greatly extended in the future when there is a fuller and better appreciation of the economic importance of standardization, which is already in evidence in this country and overseas. A. R. Galbraith. F.R.S. (Edin.), M.lnst.C.E., Chairman, Standards Council.

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