«8 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 



REPORT OF THE IMPERIAL MYCOLOGIST. 



(E. J. Butler, M.B., F.L.S.) 



I. Charge and Establishment. 



I held charge of the Section until 8th July, when I pro- 

 ceeded to the Federated Malay States on deputation to 

 advise on some matters connected with the local Agricul- 

 tural Department. Dr. Shaw, Second Imperial Mycologist, 

 officiated for me until my return to India on 14th Novem- 

 ber. During this period Mr. Dastur, First Assistant, 

 officiated as Second Imperial Mycologist. 



I was appointed Joint Director of the Agricultural 

 Research Institute, Pusa, in addition to my own duties, 

 with effect from 20th January. Mr. Dastur was promoted 

 to the Imperial Service and appointed Supernumerary 

 Mycologist on 30th June, 1919. 



II. Training. 



Mr. M. Mitra, M.Sc, did a short period of research 

 work, as a private student, up to 28th August, 1918, and 

 again joined for a complete course on 27th May, 1919. 

 Pandit S. D. Joshi, B.Sc, a private student, is taking the 

 full course from 12th June, 1919. 



III. Mycological Conference. 



The second conference of mycological workers in India 

 was held last February, and was constituted, under the 

 orders of the Government of India, as a sectional meeting 

 of the Board of Agriculture. . Under these orders, which 

 Avere issued as a result of the discussions at the Board of 

 Agriculture meeting at Poona in 1917, it is intended to hold 

 similar meetings biennially in those years in which the 

 biennial meetings of the full Board do not take place. The 

 meeting was attended by practically all the mycologists in 

 India and lasted four days. A separate report of the 

 proceedings has been issued. 



