4 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



distributed free in the important silk centres of Bengal. 

 A revised edition of the Manual of More Deadly Forms of 

 Cattle Disease in India was also published during the year. 

 A special number of the Agricultural Journal of India was 

 issued including all papers of agricultural interest read at 

 the Third Indian Science Congress held at Lucknow in 

 January 1916. A revised edition of Bulletin No. 39 and 

 the second edition of Bulletins Nos. 52 and 53, are in the 

 press. The grant of Rs. 29,000 permanently sanctioned 

 for publications was continued during the year under 

 report. Owing to the continued rise in the prices of paper 

 and other materials, strictest economy had to be exercised 

 to keep down the expenditure within the sanctioned limits. 



IV. General Administration. 



Buildings and Works. During the year under report 

 four additional quarters for the subordinate staff were 

 completed and four more quarters are under construction. 

 The female ward for the Pusa Hospital was also completed 

 during the year. Necessary funds have been allotted for 

 the installation of electric lights and fans in the European 

 bungalows and the work is in the hands of the Public Works 

 Department. The new ice machine referred to in last year's 

 report has been installed. Several minor works were also 

 done during the year out of the grant of Rs. 5,000 placed 

 at my disposal in the civil works budget of the Public 

 Works Department. 



Library. The third edition of the catalogue of the 

 Pusa Library, was issued during the year. In addition to 

 the foreign bulletins, memoirs, reports, etc., which are 

 received in exchange from different parts of the world, 

 over 300 volumes were purchased for the library during 

 the year. 



Pusa Schools. The number of pupils attending the 

 Pusa High School at the close of the year was 185. In 

 March 1916, the school sent up seven boys for the Matri- 

 culation Examination of the Calcutta University and of 



