6 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



supply an increasing number of contributions for these 

 publications. 



The first bacteriological memoir was published during 

 the year, the section having been comparatively recently 

 organised. 



A Veterinary Series was added to the scientific memoirs 

 of this Department during the year under review, and three 

 issues were published during the year. Two more are in 

 the press. This series of memoirs is open to receive papers 

 from all members of the Civil Veterinary Department and 

 other workers in Veterinary Science in India. It has also 

 been decided to publish as Bulletins of this Institute, 

 veterinary papers which are unsuited for publication in 

 the Agricultural Journal of India or in the veterinary 

 series of scientific memoirs. One such was published as 

 Bulletin No. 32. 



The Government of India have sanctioned a permanent 

 annual grant of Rs. 29,000 for the agricultural and 

 veterinary publications issued by the Imperial Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. As a result of the expansion of 

 departments and the greater experience on the part of the 

 staff, the number of publications continues to increase and 

 it has been necessary to exercise the greatest economy in 

 connection with publications. 



IV. — General Administration. 



Buildings and Works. — During the year under report 

 the Government of India sanctioned the construction of 

 two additional bungalows for European officers, the exten- 

 sion of the library and the extension of the Director's office 

 building. A proposal to install electric lights and fans in 

 the European bungalows and the Guest House at Pusa, and 

 to work the farm machinery electrically, is under 

 consideration. 



Library. — The third edition of the catalogue of the 

 library is under preparation. The library is rapidly be- 

 coming overcrowded, and during the year over a thousand 

 volumes have been added, besides several foreign bulletins, 



