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II. — Training. 



Two students were under training in General Entomo- 

 logy during the year ; one came from Travancore and com- 

 pleted his course on 30th September 1913, the other from 

 Assam finished his training on 31st October 1913. No 

 students are now under training ; one man was to have been 

 sent by the Punjab in June 1914, but it is understood that 

 his course has now been postponed for a year. As all the 

 provinces have now got a staff of trained assistants it is 

 obvious that only occasional students are likely to be 

 received at Pusa for training in Entomology, as there is no 

 sign of any demand for a knowledge of this subject for its 

 own sake and except as a means for Government employ- 

 ment, The lack of demand for training has, however, this 

 advantage, that the Pusa staff is able to devote more time to 

 research work. 



III.— Tours. 



I was away from headquarters in Madras from 1st 

 December 1913 to 8th January 1914, attending the meeting 

 of the Board of Agriculture and going over collections and 

 records at Coimbatore. On 6th March I went to Nagpur 

 to examine the Agricultural students in Entomology and 

 returned on 15th March. On 22nd March I left Pusa 

 again for Madras to examine the students there and to get 

 in touch with the new Government Entomologist. I also 

 visited Ceylon to see the local arrangements regarding 

 plant imports and Coorg to see the extent of spread and 

 control of the green scale on coffee, and returned through 

 Bombay to see the entomological work there, arriving back 

 at Pusa on 8th June. During this tour I also saw the 

 Customs Officials at various ports which have been proposed 

 as entry ports under the new Pest Act, and collected con- 

 siderable information regarding plant imports into India. 

 Mr. Grove toured in the Punjab from 8th August to 13th 

 September, and visited Sabour in October and Siripur in 

 November. Mr. Misra was sent on special duty to Karauli 

 State from 2nd November to 6th December to establish the 

 Lac Industry there ; he also toured in Madras, Bombay and 



