78 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL 



BACTERIOLOGIST. 



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



I. Administration and Tours. 



Charge. I held charge of this section during the 

 whole year. 



Establishment. Mr. J. H. Walton, the Supernu- 

 merary Agricultural Bacteriologist, was relieved of his 

 duties to join his post in the Military Department on the 

 4th June 1915. 



Mr. N. V. Joshi, the First Assistant, was on privilege 

 leave for two months and 19 days with effect from 5th 

 October 1914 and Mr. K. S. Vishwanatham acted for him. 



Mr. Hardayal Singh, Assistant, was on privilege leave 

 for one month and 12 days with effect from 19th August 

 1914. 



Messrs. A. N. Bose and Hardayal Singh, assistants, 

 were confirmed on the 26th May 1915 in their respective 

 posts owing to the transfer of Mr. N. C. Basu to Bengal. 



Tours. The following tours were made by me during 

 the year 1914-15 : — 



1. September 1914. To Calcutta to consult with the 



Excise Commissioner of Bengal, Bihar and 

 Orissa and Assam on the subject of Bakhar and 

 to investigate local conditions of rice beer 

 distillation. 



2. October 1914. To Shillong on Hill Recess. 



3. November 1914. To Calcutta to interview Scienti- 



fic officers of the Indian Tea Association and to 

 inspect the Bengal Distillery Co.'s distillery 

 at Konnagar. 



4. March 1915. To Motipur and Peeprah Factory to 



arrange for carrying out manurial experiments 

 with green manures. 



