20 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



Director of Agriculture. Mr. E. Holmes-Smith, B.Sc, 

 Economic Botanist-designate of Burma, arrived from Eng- 

 land on the 7th October 1908 to undergo training under the 

 Imperial Economic Botanist, and Mr. G. C. Sherrard, B.A., 

 Supernumerary Agriculturist, arrived from England on the 

 19th November 1908. Drs. J. W. Leather and E. J. Butler 

 proceeded on leave from the 15th and 1st April 1909 respec- 

 tively, and Mr. H. E. Annett, B.Sc, Supernumerary Agri- 

 cultural Chemist, and Mr. W. McRae, Supernumerary 

 Mycologist, were appointed to officiate in the posts of Im- 

 perial Agricultural Chemist and Imperial Mycologist re- 

 spectively. 



3. Scientific Work. — The scientific work of the Insti- 

 tute during the period is indicated in the reports of the 

 various sections. 



4. College, Grounds, Roads, etc. — The College building 

 has been taken over from the Public Works Department 

 and has been fully occupied by the various sections. The 

 spacious compound surrounding the College has been laid 

 out; a general improvement in the condition of the roads 

 and avenues has been introduced. Nearly 150 acres have 

 been added to the cultivated area. 



5. Students. — The College was opened for students 

 in July 1908. The number of students admitted during 

 the year was 19. Of these, 2 came for training in 

 practical agriculture, 2 in economic botany (one for a 

 special course in fruit pruning and weathering), 2 in 

 chemistry, 7 in entomology, 3 in mycology and 3 came for 

 a general course in agriculture. Seven students left 

 after completion of training; one left on account of ill- 

 health, and one was recalled to his province before comple- 

 tion. The student from the Central Provinces who came 

 for a training in entomology died before completing his 

 course. In addition to the training in the agricultural 

 sciences above referred to, special classes have been opened 

 to give a short industrial training in subjects such as lac 

 cultivation and sericulture, and there are now 2 students 



