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The work of the following Itinerant Veterinary Assistants was inspectd as
follows :—
Srimangal four times, Sylhet, Karimganj, Maulvi Bazar, 1st Veterinary
Assistant, Habiganj and Sunamgani three times each, Silchar, Hailakandi
and 2nd Veterinary Assistant, Habiganj, twice each. He attended an
outbreak of Glanders at Srimangal in South Sylhet subdivision and was
present at the Sylhet Cattle Show where he assisted in judging.
(3) Babu Srish Chandra Ghose was in charge of the Gauhati Circle during the
year under report except the period from the l0th to the 30th June, 1914, and from
the 2nd January, 1915, to the 15th March, 1915, when he went on privilege leave.
He remained also in charge of the Dibrugarh Circle from the 27th May to the 2nd
September, 1914, when the Veterinary Inspector, Dibrugarh Circle, was temporarily
transferred to Silchar.
The Staff Veterinary Assistant was in charge of the Gauhati Circle in addition
to his own duties from the 2nd January to the 15th March when the Inspector was
on privilege leave on the second occasion.
The Inspector was on tour for 118 days, visited 83 villages and tea estates, and
travelled 1,981 miles by rail, 881 miles by steamer and 885 miles by road.
The work of the following Veterinary Assistants was inspected by him as
below:—
Dhubri, Bilashipara and Barpeta four times each, Goalpara and 1st Veterinary
Assistant, Gauhati, three times each, two Veterinary Assistants, Nowgong,
and 2nd Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati, twice each, Shillong, Tura,
Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Nazira, Sibsagar and Moriani once each.
He made a special investigation regarding the cause of cattle mortality at Bohars
Tea Estate in the Sibsagar subdivision and attended an outbreak of surra in Shillong.
The work of the Staff and Reserve Veterinary Assistants, who were deputed to work
in his circle, was also inspected by him from time to time.
At the request of the Gauhati Municipality he inspected all hackney carriage
tables in connection with the registration of carriages.
The breeding bulls maintained by the local bodies and private owners were also
inspected by him. He was once deputed to make an enquiry regarding the suitability
of the bulls reared by Garos for breeding purpose in the Garo Hills. During his stay
at headquarters the Veterinary Inspector assisted generally in the laboratory work
and serum depôt.
During his tour in the interior of Dhubri subdivision he detected a plant which
was causing symptoms of poisoning in cattle; a specimen was sent to the Economic
Botanist to the Government of India for examination who reported it to be " Paspalum
Scrobiculatum " which has poisonous properties.
37. Babu Bhudhar Chandra Chatterjee was the only Staff Veterinary Assistant
employed during the year. Hæremained in charge of the Assistants of the Gauhati
Circle from the 2nd January to the 15th March, 1915, during the absence on privilege
leave of the Inspector. He inspected regularly the Municipal Gowkhanas and stables
of Gauhati town.
As Staff Veterinary Assistant he was on tour for 76 days and visited 53 villages.
He treated 543 cases for contagious diseases and 114 cases for non-contagious diseases
and inoculated 228 cattle against rinderpest and 2 equines and 2 bovines against
anthrax during the year. His services were required in Tinsukia and Karimganj
where there wore extensive outbreaks of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease; he
was also deputed to Dimapur road in connection with an outbreak of rinderpest
reported therefrom. He worked in connection with surra outbreak at Amchang Tea
Estate in Kamrup, and in the sorum depôt while at headquarters.
33. Of the 5 Assistants employed in the Reserve during the year under report
one was on long leave throughout the year for sickness, another was deputed to the
North-East Frontier Division under the Public Works Department, from the 15th
October, 1914, till the end of the year. Owing to want of suitable men the sanctioned
number of Reserve and Staff Assistants could not be filled up. The Reserve Assisants
besides having been employed in districts in the leave vacancies, were depatel
to the following places : —
Karimganj, Lushai Hills, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Kamrup, Nowgong, Dimapur,
Tinsukia, North Lakhimpur and Garo Hills. In addition to the above
they visited 181 villages and tea gardens, inoculated 851 animals against
rinderpest and 35 ponies against anthrax, and treated 696 animals for
contagious diseases and 1,371 animals for non-contagious diseases.