As scientific research has proved itself to be of such great value to this nation, the question naturally arises, how can it best be promoted? A number of plans have been proposed. Amongst these may be mentioned. _1st._ By founding State Laboratories, in which discoverers of established repute, supplied with every aid and appliance, should be wholly engaged in research in their respective subjects, and be paid by the State. _2nd._ By founding colleges or Professorships of original research in each of the Universities, and appointing professors similarly. _3rd._ By founding provincial colleges or Professorships of research, the funds being raised locally by means of subscriptions, donations, and endowments, with or without State assistance. _4th._ By State or Local aid, in the form of additional salary, to Professors in colleges, to enable them to pursue research. _5th._ By an extension of the present Government grants distributed by the Royal Society. _6th._ By making it a condition at each of our Universities that every student entering for a degree in science, should previously make an original research. _7th._ By the formation by learned societies, of Endowment of {187} Research Funds, and making grants of money therefrom to recognised investigators. _8th._ By aid to local scientific investigators by Municipal bodies out of the rates. And _9th._ The support of Institutes of Scientific Research by private munificence. Aid to research, in Germany, has been chiefly been made by the State, by affording means to the Professors in the Universities; in America, more by munificence of wealthy individuals; and in this country, chiefly in the form of Government grants of money to investigators. The greatest difficulty to be surmounted in carrying out any of these schemes, is the very general ignorance in this country of the value and necessity of research; and this can only be overcome by scientific men themselves performing their duty of enlightening the public on the subject.