2 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



take a course in Biological Chemistry at Cambridge Univer- 

 sity or some other institution and visit Agricultural 

 Experiment Stations in England and Germany in order to 

 keep in touch with the most recent work, and incidentally 

 to improve his knowledge of German. 



Mr. A. Howard, M.A., A.R.C.S., F.L.S., held charge of 

 the Botanical Section up to the 28th April 1913, when he 

 proceeded on six months' combined leave. Mrs. Howard. 

 M.A., his Personal Assistant, accompanied him. From 8th 

 May to 26th September 1912, Mr. and Mrs. Howard were, 

 as in the previous two years, at Quetta in connection with 

 the development of the Fruit Industry in Baluchistan, an 

 arrangement the continuation of which for a further period 

 of three years (i.e., up to the end of 1916) has been sanc- 

 tioned by the Secretary of State for India. During their 

 absence, the Second Assistant of the section has held charge 

 of current duties at Pusa and the Third Assistant of the 

 current duties at Quetta. During the year under report. 

 Mrs. Floward was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal of 

 the First Class for public service in India. 



Dr. E. J. Butler, M.B., F.L.S., resumed charge of the 

 Mycological Section on his return from privilege leave on 

 July 7th, 1912. 



Mr. F. J. F. Shaw, B.Sc, A.R.C.S., F.L.S., Supernu- 

 merary Mycologist, was transferred to Coimbatore on 

 April 21st, 1913, to act as Government Mycologist, 

 Madras. 



The Entomological Section was in charge of Mr. A. 

 J. Grove, M.Sc, Supernumerary Entomologist, till 29th 

 July 1912, when Mr. H. Maxwell-Lefroy, the Imperial 

 Entomologist, returned from leave. Mr. Lefroy, however, 

 resigned his post on the 30th November 1912 and Mr. Grove 

 was appointed to officiate as Imperial Entomologist. Mr. 

 T. Bainbrigge Fletcher, R.N., F.E.S., Entomologist to the 

 Government of Madras, has been nominated for appoint- 

 ment as Imperial Entomologist. He will take up his 

 duties at Pusa as soon as his successor arrives in Madras. 



