80 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL 



BACTERIOLOGIST. 



(C. M. Hutchinson, B.A.) 



I. — Administration and Tours. 



I held charge of the section throughout the year except- 

 ing 14 days' privilege leave in February, when Mr. Walton 

 was in charge. 



Mr. Walton, Supernumerary Bacteriologist, has passed 

 the vernacular examination prescribed for the Agricultural 

 Department. 



Assistants. — Mr. A. N. Bose was appointed to the vacant 

 post of Assistant on Rs. 50 — 5 — 75 and Mr. N. P. Nandi to 

 the fieldman's post in November 1913. On the transfer of 

 Mr. N. C. Bose as a Bacteriological Assistant to the Sani- 

 tary Commissioner of Bengal, Mr. A. N. Bose was promoted 

 to the post of Rs. 75—10—125 and Mr. H. D. Singh of the 

 Chemical Section to the latter's post on 25th May 1914. 



Mr. Vishwanadham, Second Assistant, was on privilege 

 leave from 26th March 1914 to 25th April 1914. Mr. 

 Rama Iyer, Third Assistant, was on privilege leave of one 

 month and 29 days from 28th April 1914. 



Tours. — To Dooriah to inspect manurial experiments. 



To Poona, Bombay, Ahm,edabad, Delhi, Calcutta and 

 Shillong to visit various dairies in India. 



To Dalsing Serai to see manurial experiments. 



To Muzufferpore to see manurial experiments and to 

 attend the meeting of the Bihar Planters' Association and 

 to consult on use of seet. 



To Sirseah to take over certain laboratory apparatus 

 from there. 



To Calcutta to consult Assistant Excise Commissioner, 

 Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and Assam, on Bakhar and 

 " Pachwai," and to interview Scientific Officers of the 



