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REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL ENTOMOLOGIST 



(T. Bainbrigge Fletcher, F.E.S., F.Z.S.) 



I. Charge and Establishment. 



The Imperial Entomologist held charge of the section 

 throughout the year. Mr. A. J. Grove, Supernumerary 

 Entomologist, whose services had been lent to the Punjab 

 Department of Agriculture since 27th January 1914 for 

 the investigation of insect damage to stored wheat, left the 

 Department on 27th April 1915 on termination of a six 

 months' extension of his probationary period. Mr. G. R. 

 Dutt was on privilege leave from 5th October to 4th No- 

 vember 1914 and Mr. D. Nowroji from 5th to 31st October 

 1914. The services of G. D. Ojha, Fieldman, were lent to 

 the Department of Agriculture, Central Provinces, for six 

 months from 5th April 1915 in connection with work on 

 N ephotettiat. 



II. Tours. 



The Imperial Entomologist was on tour in Burma from 

 26th July to 6th October, in the Punjab and North- West 

 Frontier Province from 9th to 25th October, in the Cen- 

 tral Provinces from 9th to 18th April, in the North- West 

 Frontier Province from 13th May to 1st June and also 

 visited Calcutta to work at the Indian Museum from 14th 

 to 23rd June, a total absence from headquarters of 130 

 days. 



Mr. C. S. Misra, First Assistant, visited the Central 

 Provinces in July 1914 to investigate cane-borers and again 

 in February 1915 to inquire into an outbreak of A r ephotettioe 

 in rice areas for which purpose he also toured in the Cen- 

 tral Provinces and Orissa from 5th to 21st June 1915. He 

 also visited the Karauli and Benares States in February 

 and May respectively to advise regarding development of 

 the lac industry. 



