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outbreak at Dimapur-Kohima road. He examined 53 specimens microscopically for
diagnosis of diseases. He also visited the Dibrugarh and Nazira Goshalas. He
attended the temporary Veterinary Hospital opened at Dibrugarh during the camp of
exercise of the Local Auxiliary force.
(2) Veterinary Inspector Babu Srish Chandra Ghose was in charge of Silchar
Circle from 25th June till the end of the year.
He was on tour for 88 days and travelled 1,132 miles by rail, 286 miles by steamer
and 1,003 miles by road and country boat. He inspected the work of the Veterinary
Assistants as follows :—
Staff Veterinary Assistant, Silchar, and Veterinary Assistant, Silchar, thrice each ;
Narsingpur, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Patharkandi, Sunamganj, Jagannathpur,
Kulaura. Maulvibazar and Habiganj twice each. First and Second Veterinary Assist-
ants Sylhet once each. He visited and re-visited 53 villages and Tea Estates in con-
nection with investigation of outbreaks of diseases.
He examined 94 specimens miscroscopically for diagnosis of diseases.
(3) Babu Hem Chandra Sen, officiating Veterinary Inspector was in charge of
the Silchar Circle from the 1st April to the 24th June 1 23. He was on tour
for 30 days and visited 30 villages, travelled 3S0 miles by rail, 252 by road and
inspected the Dispensaries at Habiganj, Maulvibazar, Kulaura, Karimganj, Parthar-
kandi, Hailakandi and Narsingpur once each. He examined 24 specimens microsco-
pically while he was at Silchar.
He was in charge of the Gauhati Circle from 2nd July to the end of the year
In Gauhati Circle he was on tour for 103 days and visited and re-visited 85 villages in
inspection of the work of Assistants in the interior and travelled 1,200 miles by road
and country boat, 1,189 miles by rail and 400 miles by steamer.
He inspected the dispensaries as follows :—
Gauhati, Shillong and Dhubri three times each, Nowgong, Misa, Tangla, Goalpara,
Bilasipara twice each, Nalbari, Barpeta, Patacharkuchi, Tezpur, Mangaldai and
Abhoyapuri once each. The cattle of the Upper Shillong Government Farm was
twice inspected by him. Five bulls were castrated by him in the interior with the
Burdizzio's Castrator. Ho assisted the Superintendent in carrying out experimental
and research work at Gauhati Laboratory and Hospital. Babu Satish Chandra Das
Gupta, officiating Veterinary Inspector, was in charge of Gauhati Circle from 1st
April to 1st July 1923. He was on tour for 51 days, visited 79 villages and tea
gardens, and travelled 426 miles by rail, 110 miles by steamer and 907 miles by road
and country boat.
The dispensaries were inspected by him as follows :—
Gauhati, Nalbari, Patacharkuchi, Barpeta, Abhoyapuri, Dhubri, Nowgong,
Misa, Tezpur and Mangaldai once each.
48. The tours of the Veterinary Inspectors have been restricted owing to the
financial stringency during the year.
49. The number of Reserve Veterinary Assistants was eight. One was on depu-
tation to the Iraq Government, the others were employed in leave vacancies and on
deputation to supplement the local staff.
50. The names of the following Veterinary Assistants are noted for good and
steady work : —
(1) Babu Bhudhar Chandra Chatterjee, Staff Veterinary -Assistant, Silchar.
(2) Babu Surendra Mohan Sen Gupta, Veterinary Assistant, Shillong.
(3) Babu Narendra Nath Bose, Veterinary Assistant, Nalbari.
(4) Babu Narendra Nath Datta, Veterinary Assistant, Silchar.
(5) Babu Satyendra Nath Das, Veterinary Assistant, Kulaura.
(6) Maulavi Faizur Rahman Hazarika, Veterinary Assistant, Dibrugarh.
(7) Babu Manmatha Nath Ghosh, Veterinary Assistant, Nazira.
(8) Maulavi Azizuddin Sarkar, Veterinary Assistant, Tezpur.
(9) Babu Debendra Nath Chatterjee, Veterinary Assistant, Patharkandi.
(10) Maulavi Fariduddin Ahmed, Veterinary Assistant, Tinsukia.
(11) Srijut Surjya Lal Das, Veterinary Assistant, North Lakhimpur.