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REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL AGRICULTURAL 



BACTERIOLOGIST. 



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



I. Administration and Tours. 



Charge. I held charge of the section throughout the 

 year excepting one month's privilege leave in September 

 and October 1915, when Mr. N. V. Joshi was in charge. 



Establishment. Mr. C. S. Ram Ayyer was on privi- 

 lege leave for two months from 25th April 1916. 



Mr. A. N. Bose went on privilege leave for one month 

 and four days from 20th November 1915. 



Mr. Hardayal Singh has left this section on deputation 

 tc work in the Agricultural Department, United Pro- 

 vinces, for two years, and Mr. Umrao Bahadur Mathur 

 has been appointed in his place. 



Tours. The following tours were made by me during 

 the year 1915-16: — 



1. July 1915. To Calcutta to carry out experiments 



on the use of a new form of inoculation for rice 

 beer in the laboratory of the Chemical Exami- 

 ner, at the instance of the Assistant Commis- 

 sioner of Excise for Bengal. 



2. October 1915. To Shillong on hill recess. 



3. November 1915. To Calcutta to consult Director 



General of Commercial Intelligence Depart- 

 ment, on the subject of saltpetre industry, 

 Messrs. Graham & Co., on the subject of 

 manure supply and Messrs. D. Waldie & Co., 

 Konnagar, on the subject of fermentation. 



4. March 1916. To Muzafferpur to be present at a 



meeting of the Bihar Planters' Association. 



5. April 1916. To Simla to consult the Imperial Silk 



Specialist, in connection with the pebrine dis- 

 ease investigation; to Muzafferpur to address 



