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As mentioned above, I have been appointed a member of the 

 Indian Sugar Committee in addition to my duties as Secretary, Sugar 

 Bureau, with effect from 26th October, 1919. This has given 

 me a further opportunity of getting first hand knowledge of the 

 existing state of the Indian sugar industry. 



On 14th May, 1920, I and the Superintendent of my office, 

 Eao Sahib Kasanji D. Naik, proceeded with the Sugar Committee 

 to Java. Here the opportunity was taken of inspecting all the 

 libraries in the experiment stations and in the office of the Secretary 

 to the Java Sugar Syndicate. A great deal of literature was collec- 

 ted, and numerous points on which we were uncertain as to the 

 methods adopted in Java were cleared up. I also brought back 

 with me a collection of the latest Java varieties, including a cane 

 specially recommended for North India by Dr. Jesweit, Sugarcane- 

 breeding Expert, Pasoeroean Experiment Station, which have been 

 sent on to the Coimbatore Cane-breeding Station for planting. I 

 have also arranged by the kindness of Dr. Jesweit, and Dr. Kuyper, 

 officiating Director of the Pasoeroean Experiment Station,, to get 

 any crosses done of canes which do not flower in India. It is anti- 

 cipated that this will be of invaluable assistance to the sugar industry 

 in Bihar, as no crossing has hitherto been possible with the Mungo 

 family which up to date has refused to flower in India. 



Publication. 



I contributed a paper on "The World's Sugar Supply " which 

 was published as a supplement to the issue of the " Indian Trade 

 Journal," dated 12th March, 1920. 



