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REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL MYCOLOGIST 



(E. J. Butler, M.B., F.L.S.) 



I. — Charge and Establishment. 



I was on privilege leave for the first six days of the 

 year, since when I have remained in charge of the section 

 Mr. F. J. F. Shaw continued to hold the post of Supernu- 

 merary Mycologist until April 21st, when he left to take 

 up his acting appointment as Government Mycologist, 

 Madras- He was confirmed in the service during the year. 

 Mr. J. IT. Mitter, Second Assistant, officiated as Assistant 

 Professor of Botany in the Agricultural College, Lyallpur, 

 until the end of August when he was appointed Assistant 

 Professor of Botany, Muir Central College, Allahabad. 

 The vacancy thus caused was filled by promotion in order 

 of seniority, S. Pasupati Iyer coming in as Second Clerk. 

 All the staff have worked well. 



II. — Training. 



Babu K. C. Banerji, B.A., L.Ag. (Nagpur), a stipen- 

 diary student from the Agricultural Department, Bihar 

 and Orissa, was under training until August 17th. 



III. — Diseases of Plants. 



The investigation of diseases of plants caused by fungi, 

 and the more routine work of dealing with enquiries 

 regarding the identity and treatment of crop diseases, 

 formed, as usual, the greater part of the work of the 

 section. 



(1) Rice diseases. — The disease of this crop in Eastern 

 Bengal, locally known as ufra, has assumed serious pro- 

 portions. The districts known to be affected are Noakhali, 

 Tippera and Dacca. In these districts paddy is the staple 

 food crop, occupying over 70 per cent, of the cultivated 

 area or some 24 to 3 million acres, with an outturn of about 



