which it has Ix^n organ isixi ha.< Kvn dotaiUxl in the reports 

 ot t)io sovoral solutions whicli aro onilxxiiod in this it^port. 



Tho Choniioal Sivtion was in the ohargo ot Pr J. Waltor 

 Leather, Mr. II. K. Annett. the Snpernnnierarv Agrienl- 

 tural Chemist, was. till NovenilxM- tith. liUl. on deputation 

 to tlie United Prvwincvs Department ot Agrienltnre. to act 

 as Prineipal of the Cawn|,x->re .Vgrionltnral College. He 

 left Pusa airain on 9th Mav 19P2 to act as Aizrienltiiral 

 Chemist to the Government of the Punjab. 



Mr. A. Howard was in ehare:e of the Hotanical Se^nion. 

 Frv^m July to Septeml>er 1911 and during Mav and June 

 1912. he was at Qnettii in cxmne^^tion with the development 

 of the Fruit Industrv in Baluchistan. The services of Mr. 

 E, Holmes-Smith, the Su|vrnumerarv Botanist, weiv 

 terminated on 7th OctolxM- 1911. 



The Mycx'^logical Section was in charge of Pr F. J. 

 Butler, thrv^ughout the year except from 17th June to 6tii 

 July 1912. when he was on privilege leave : during this 

 {^vriixi Mr. F. J. F. Shaw, the Supernumerary "Nlycv^^logist. 

 officiated for him. 



Mr. H. Maxwell-Lefroy. the Imi^x'rial Fntomologist. 

 was on long leave thn^ughout the year. "Nfr T Bainbrigge 

 Fletcher. Supernumerary Entomologist, held charge of the 

 section until April 19th. 1912. when he pi\xveded to Coim- 

 Ivitore to take up the new ap^x»intment as Entomologist to 

 the Government of Madras. Mr. A. J. Gn^ve ioined his 

 appointment as Sujvrnumerary Entomologist on Octolvr 

 27th. 1911. and since Mr. Fletcher's transfer to Madras, has 

 carried on the work of the Entomolosjical Section. 



The designation of the Second Imperial Entomologist 

 has been altered to that of Imperial Pathological Entomolo- 

 gist, and Mr. Howlett held charge of the section throughout 

 the year. 



The Bacteriological Section was in charge of ^tr C M 

 Hutchinson 



The Agricultural Section continued under the charge of 

 Mr. A C. Dv^bhs. until April 27th. 1912. when he prv>- 

 ceeded on leave Mr S. Milligan. Deputy Dinx-tor of 



