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PART IV.—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
51. Table VII shows the strength of the subordinate establishment as it stood on
1st April 1913. At the beginning of the year, there were two Inspectors and 24
Veterinary Assistants. Five Graduates from the Bengal Veterinary College joined
the Department and one Veterinary Assistant was received on transfer from Bengal
to join this Department daring the year under report.
The post of third Inspector
was created, and a senior Staff Assistant was promoted to the post. There were thus
three Inspectors and 29 Veterinary Assistants at the close of the year.
52. A brief summary of the work of the Inspectors in charge of the three circles
into Which the Province was divided is noted below:—
(1) Veterinary Inspector Mr. S. 0. Mukerjee held charge of the Assistants of
Assam Valley districts, in the districts of Khasi and Jaintia Hills and Naga Hills up
to the third week of January 1913, when these districts were divided into two circles
(viz.,
Gauhati and Dibrugarh) owing to the creation of third circle, and each circle
was placed under an Inspector. He was on privilege leave for three months with
effect from 2nd February 1913, and the charge of his districts was placed under the
Veterinary Inspector of the Gauhati Circle.
He was on tour for 191 days and travelled 4,280 miles by rail, 687 miles
by steamer and country boat and 748 miles by road. He visited 71 villages and
Tea Estates in his enquiry into the results of preventive inoculation and investiga-
tion of outbreaks of diseases. He inspected the work of the Veterinary Assistants as
below :—
Jorhat 4 times, Dhubri, Bilashipara, Tezpur, Mangaldai, Nowgong, Sibsagar,
Moriani, Golaghat and Dibrugarh twice, Kohima, Gauhati, Barpeta, Goalpara and North
Lakhimpur once each. The cattle at Jorhat Agricultural Farm were also inspected
by him twice during the year.
During the outbreak of rinderpest in the district of Lakhimpur he was specially
deputed to supervise the work of five Veterinary Assistants drafted there for inocula-
tion work. He personally inoculated 241 head of cattle against rinderpest and treated
131 animals for that disease.
Mr. Mukerjee showed much improvement in his work during the year under
report.
(2) Mr. G. P. Sen held charge of the Surma Valley districts and Lushai Hills
with bis headquarters at Silchar. He was on tour for 163 days and travelled 5,221
miles by rail, 215 miles by steamer and country boat and 1,906 miles by road.
During the year under report, he inspected the Veterinary Hospital at Silchar 5
times, the Habiganj Assistant 6 times, the Veterinary Assistants at Hailakandi, Sri-
mangal and Karimganj 5 times each, Sylhet 4 times and Sunamganj 3 times. He
visited 93 villages and Tea Gardens in his enquiry into the work of the Veterinary
Assistants and for the collection of the results of inoculation carried on by the Veteri-
nary Assistants. He also visited the seats of outbreaks on some occasions and
undertook measures for the prevention of spreading and stoppage of the disease. He
attended some cattle markets within his jurisdiction, where prices, fodder, etc., of the
cattle presented for sale were enquired into.
During the outbreaks on the Mishmi road, at the CIOSE of the year, Mr. G. P. Sen
was specially deputed to supervise the work of the Assistants deputed there, which he
managed with success.
Mr. Sen is reported to be a hard-working and reliable officer, taking an interest
in his professional work.
(3) Mr. S. C. Ghosh was promoted to the post of Veterinary Inspector with
effect from 25th January 1913 and was in charge of Gauhati Circle, and also in
charge of Dibrugarh Circle during the absence on privilege leave of Mr. S. C.
Mukerjee.
He was on tour for 53 days and travelled 1,218 miles by rail, 224 miles by
steamer and 207 miles by road. He inspected the work of the following Veterinary
Assistants:—
Each once—Mangaldai, Sibsagar, Joih-.it, Moriani, Golaghat and Dibrugarh.
He, under special orders, attended the Assam Valley Light Horse Camp at Tezpur,
where a camp hospital was opened and 80 cases received treatment for various diseases.
He was also deputed to the Mishmi road to attend the outbreak of rinderpest amongst
the bullocks there and he inoculated 126 animals. He also attended an outbreak of