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of the section, much less for research work. I desire to 

 place on record my appreciation of the good services ren- 

 dered by all, both the gazetted and non-gazetted officers, 

 each of whom has evinced an exemplary interest in his 

 special duty. 



Tours— -The following tours were made by myself : — 



1. July 1912. To Assam to advise the Scientific Officer 



of the Indian Tea Association regarding the 

 fitting of the new laboratories. 



2. August and November 1912. To Cawnpore and 



Orai in order to test a new method of deter- 

 mining soil moisture. 



3. November 1912. To Marhowrah Sugar Factory to 



test a filter press. 



4. February and March 1913. To conduct tests of 



sugarcane at the Parsa Factory. 



5. March 1913. To the Muttra District to inspect 



the land included in the Nuh Jheel Project. 



6. April 1913. To Cawnpore to test the effect of ex- 



plosives on Usar land. 



7. April to May 1913. To Peshawar to test sugar- 



beets. 



II. — Education. 



Training. — Five students have been under instruction 

 during the year. Of these one Government stipendiary 

 and one private student resigned; one Government student 

 was recalled for duty at the Agricultural College, Sabour, 

 at the end of his first year's course, and the remaining two 

 students are continuing their courses. 



III. — Meteorology. 



In addition to the usual data which are recorded daily 

 on behalf of the Meteorological Department, records of (a) 

 evaporation, (b) soil temperature, (c) drainage, and (d) pres- 

 sure by means of a barograph have been maintained. 



