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He was on tour for 191 days and travelled 2,503 miles by rail, 968 miles by
steamer and country boat, 1,185 miles by road. He visited and re-visited 137 villages
and Tea Estates in connection with inspection of Assistants' work, enquiries regarding
outbreak of cattle disease and the collection of results of inoculation, etc.
He inspected Jorhat, Mariani, Sibsagar, Nazira, Golaghat, Badlipar, Dibrugarh
and Tinsukia four times, Behali, North Lakhimpur and Dhakuakhana thrice each
and Kohima once. He inspected the bullocks belonging to the Agricultural Depart-
ment at Jorhat Farm, and investigated cattle disease at Saikhowaghat.
(II) Babu Srish Chandra Ghose was in charge of the Silchar Circle throughout
the year. He was on tour for 123 days and travelled 2,571 miles by rail, 372 miles
by steamer and 2,611 miles by road and country boat.
He visited 116 villages and Tea Estates in connection with the investigation of
diseases and inspection of Veterinary Assistants work.
He inspected Silchar, Narsingpur, Kulaura and Maulvibazar, five times, first
Veterinary Assistant Silchar, Hailakandi, Sylhet, Habiganj, Karimganj, Patharkandi
four times, Sunamganj and Jagannathpur thrice each.
He inspected the cattle at the Government Agriculture Farm, Karimganj, and
examined bullocks before being purchased for the Farm.
He examined 72 specimens microscopically of which 12 proved Anthrax, 3 Black
Quarters, 7 Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia and 21 Surra all of which were subsequently
confirmed by the Superintendent. He attended an extensive outbreak of Surra in
South Sylhet subdivision.
(III) Babu Hem Chandra Sen held charge of the Gauhati Circle during the
year under report. He was on tour for 203 days and travelled 3,128 miles by rail,
501 miles by steamer and 2,897 miles by road. He visited 204 villages in order to
check the work of the Assistants as well as to enquire about the results of inoculation,
treatment, etc.
The work of the following Assistants were inspected by him:—
Patacharkuchi five times, Gauhati, Nalbari, Abhoyapuri, Bilashipara, Dhubri,
Shillong, Nowgong, Misa, four times each. Barpeta, Goalpara, Mangaldai and Tezpur
three times each and Tangla once.
He inspected the Local Board breeding bulls at Dhubri, Bilashipara, Tezpur and
Nowgong.
Upper Shillong Farm was inspected by him twice.
At demonstrations he castrated 1 pony and 65 cattle with the Burdizzio's
Castrator.
He attended the outbreak of Glanders at Shillong and also the Surra outbreak in
the Kamrup district.
(IV) The number of Reserve Veterinary Assistants was five, one was on military
duty. The others were utilised in filling up leave vacancies or were deputed to
Districts to supplement the Local Staff when necessary.
41. The names of the following Assistants are noted for good work:—
(1) Babu Satish Chandra Das Gupta ...
(2)
„ Bhudhar Chaudra Chaterjee ...
(3)
„ Surendra Mohan Sen Gupta ...
(4)
„ Narendra Nath Datta ...
(5)
„ Debendra Nath Chaterjee ...
(6) Maulvi Azizuddin Sarkar ...
(7)
„
Dewan Faizuddin Ahmed ...
(8) Babu Satyendra Nath Das ...
(9) Srijut Madhab Chandra Das ...
(10) Maulvi Faizur Rahman Hazarika ...
(11) Babu Monmatha Nath Ghose ...
Staff Veterinary Assistant ...
Ditto ...
Veterinary Assistant ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Ditto ...
Gauhati.
Silchar.
Shillong.
Silchar.
Patharkandi.
Tezpur.
Gauhati.
Sylhet.
Barpeta.
Dibrugarh.
Nazira.
PART V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
42. Table XIV(a) shows the expenditure of the Department as furnished by the
Comptroller of Assam. The previous year's expenditure was Rs. 1,19,280-12-10.