8 KEPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



is expected to return in January next. Mr. C. M. 

 Hutchinson, B.A., joined the Department on the 24th 

 December 1909, as Imperial Agricultural Bacterio- 

 logist. The charge of the Farm was relinquished by 

 Mr. E. Shearer, Imperial Agriculturist, on the l7th July 

 1909, in consequence of his promotion to the post of Assist- 

 ant Inspector General of Agriculture in India and the 

 Director was placed in charge of the duties of the Imperial 

 Agriculturist in addition to his own duties. Mr. G. C. 

 Sherrard, 13. A., Supernumerary Agriculturist, was appoint- 

 ed to be Assistant Agriculturist with effect from 17th July 

 1909. He was on privilege leave from 2nd to 20th Nov- 

 ember 1909, and from 6th June 1910 to 6th July 1910. 

 Mr. A. McKerral, M.A., B.Sc, who has been appointed 

 Assistant Inspector General of Agriculture in India, vice 

 Mr. 1^. Shearer, resigned, has been lent to the Pusa staff' to 

 undertake the w^ork of Imperial Agriculturist under the 

 Director as a provisional measure. He joined his duties 

 at this Institute on the 19th June 1910- The botanical 

 section was in charge af Mr. A. How^ard, M.A., A.R.C.S., 

 F.L.S., up to 30th April 1910, when he proceeded on 

 leave to England. Mr. G. l\ Hector, M.A., B.Sc, 

 Supernumerary Botanist, was transferred to Eastern 

 Bengal and Assam on the Idth July 1909, and the 

 services of Mr. E. Holmes-Smith, B.Sc, Economic Botanist 

 designate of Burma, were transferred to this Department 

 with effect from the 15th July 1909, for appointment as 

 Supernumerary Botanist. The latter has been on deputa- 

 tion in tlie Bombay Presidency since the 6th March 1910, 

 to acquire experience of work in a province. 



Tlie European Scientific Staff" of the Institute consisted 

 of tlic following : — 



(1) The Imperial Agricultural Chemist wdth one Super- 

 numerjiry, (2) the Imperial Mycologist with one Super- 

 numerary, (;}) tlie Imperial Ent(miol()gist with one Super- 

 numerary, (4) the Imperial Eccmomic Botanist with one 

 Supernumerary, (5) the Second Imperial Entomologist, (6) 



