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and Birbhum. Sri G. S. Banerjee held charge of the post of Superin-
tendent of Veterinary Services, Northern Range, from 15th August to
31st October 1947, after which he made over charge to Sri S. D. Gowloog
to join the newly started range at Midnapore as Superintendent of Veteri-
nary Services. Sri S. D. Gowloog continued to hold charge of the post
of
Superintendent
of
Veterinary
Services,
Northern
Range,
Jalpaiguri, during the remaining period. This range comprised the dis-
tricts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, West Dinajpur and Malda, also Cooch
Behar State where services of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons are lent on
Foreign Service.
The Disease Investigation Sections are hitherto attached to Field Sec-
tion although it is proposed to place these Sections under Education, but
pending issue of orders of Government in that respect they are attached
to Field Section.
The Disease Investigation Section comprises mainly of four branches,
viz., (1) Investigation into Bovine and Equine Diseases, (2) Diseases of
Poultry, (3) Diseases of Sheep and Goats, and (4) Helminthic Diseases.
(1) Sri R. N. Mohan held the post of Disease Investigation Officer for
the period under report.
(2) Sri S. K. Bhadury held the post of Assistant Disease Investigation
Officer, Poultry.
(3) and (4) There was neither any officer for Investigation of Diseases
of Sheep and Goats nor of Helminthic Diseases during the period under
report. It may, however, be added that Sri B. Chowdhury has been
sent up as a State Scholar to study Sheep and Goat Diseases and their
Rearing in Texas College in U.S.A., and an officer for investigation of
Helminthic Diseases has very recently been appointed.
Summary of the work done by the Disease Investigation Officer and
Assistant Disease Investigation Officer, Poultry, is appended to the report
as Annexures I and II.
PROPAGANDA WORK.
Before partition, this Department was fortunate to have a fairly work-
able Propaganda Section to carry on propaganda on veterinary matters
in the province. After partition, however, the best implements of the
Section were taken away to Pakistan, thus rendering propaganda difficult.
A very good use of the few implements that were left behind, was made by
Sri B. K. Gupta, District Veterinary Officer of Propaganda Work, and
the Section was run successfully. This was evident from the very in-
structive show the Propaganda Section gave in the last All-India Exhibition
held in Calcutta in February 1948. The officer was on tour for 95 days,
visited 45 villages and conducted 10 magic lantern shows during the
period under report. He attended 9 exhibitions besides the All-India
Exhibition held at Calcutta, at Berhampore, Burdwan, Calcutta, 24-
Parganas, Birbhum and Hooghly.
Before partition this Department had a portable 16m.m. cinema
machine with a dynamo and all outfits. There were three magic lanterns
and sufficient number of slides, models and instructive charts, pictorial
posters and printed bulletins for work. After partition only two magic
lanterns were left, of which one being electrically workable, is unsuitable
for work in the rural areas. The charts, posters and bulletins were all
divided, leaving only a ghastly mutilated Section for West Bengal.
This Department contemplates to submit scheme to Government very
shortly for expansion of this Section.