INSTITUTE, PUSA, FOR 1916-17 103 



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. 



Establishment. Mr. Umrao Bahadur Mathur, Labora- 

 tory Assistant, was on privilege leave for twelve days from 

 10th to 21st April, 1917. 



Tours. The following tours were made by me during 

 the year under report : — 



July, 1916. To Motipur factory in connection with 

 indigo experiments. 



September and October, 1916. To Kashmir to investi- 

 gate conditions of silkworm seed selection in 

 Kashmir and to Shillong to enquire into the 

 condition of silkworm rearing in Shillong with 

 special reference to incidence of pebrine. 



November, 1916. To Berhampore and Ramnagger in 

 connection with pebrine experiment and to 

 Muzaffarpur to give evidence before the Indian 

 Industrial Commission. 



January, 1917. To Muzaffarpur, Dalsing-Serai, Pem- 

 beranda, Motipur and Peeprah to obtain 

 information as to experimental indigo vats. 



February, 1917. To Muzaffarpur to address the Bihar 

 Planters' Association in connection with indieo 

 manufacture and to Jallaha in the Champaran 

 District to obtain information as to the design 

 of indigo vats. 



March, 1917. In the Champaran District in connec- 

 tion with the indigo factory enquiry. 



April, 1917. To Muzaffarpur, Mohammadpur, and 

 Dholi in connection with the experimental 

 indigo factory. 



