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and Maulvibazar subdivisions which he attended. He proceeded on leave for 8
months from the 22nd October 1922. He castrated 19 bulls at Dhamai Tea Estate
with Burdizzio's castrator.
(3) Babu Hem Chandra Sen held charge of Gauhati Circle from the 1st April
to 22nd December 1922, when he was transferred to Silchar circle. As Veterinary
Inspector of Gauhati Circle he was on tour for 130 days visited and re-visited 129
villages and Tea Estates, and travelled 1,346 miles by rail, 298 miles by steamer and
1,280 miles by road and country boat in order to check the work of the Veterinary
Assistants as well as to enquire about the results of inoculation, treatment, etc.
The following Veterinary Dispensaries of Gauhati Circle were inspected by him:—
Dhubri thrice, Shillong twice, Gauhati, Nalbari, Patacharkuchi, Barpeta, Tezpur,
Mangaldai, Tangla, Gonlpara, Abhoyapuri, Bilashipara, Nowgong and Misa once
each. He was placed twice in charge of the Gauhati Veterinary Hospital in. addition
to his own duties during the absence on leave of the Staff Veterinary Assistant,
Gauhati.
As Veterinary Inspector, Silchar Circle, he was on tour for 41 days, and visited
23 villages and Tea Estates; and travelled 632 miles by rail, 82 miles by steamer
and 337 miles by road and country boat. He inspected the following Veterinary
Dispensaries of Silchar Circle:—
Silchar, Hailakandi, Habiganj, Karimganj, Patharkandi, Sylhet, Sunamganj,
Jagannathpur, Kulaura and Silchar Government Hospital.
The cattle of Upper Shillong Farm was inspected by him twice. He also
visited the Government Agricultural Farm at Akbarpur (Karimganj) twice in
connection with an outbreak of Anthrax there. He inspected the Local Board
breeding bulls of Goalpara once and also the breeding bull at Habiganj.
At demonstrations he castrated 12 bulls and one goat with Burdizzio's castrator.
He supervised Volunteer Camp Hospital at Silchar and attended the cattle show at
Sylhet exhibition.
He examined 85 specimens during the year.
(4) Babu Satish Chandra Das Gupta, Staff Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati, was
appointed Officiating Veterinary Inspector, Gauhati Circle, from the 11th February
1923. He was on tour for 6 days visited 17 villages and travelled 121 miles by rail
and 143 miles by road. Veterinary Dispensaries at Gauhati and Bilashipara were
inspected by him. He investigated the cattle disease reported from Bahalpur and
Chapar under Dhubri Local Board.
The number of Reserve Veterinary Assistants was seven. One was on deputa-
tion to Iraq Government, the others were employed in leave vacancies and on
deputation to supplement the local staff.
44. The names of the following Veterinary Assistants are noted for good
work:—
(1) Babu Satish Chandra Das Gupta, Staff Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati.
(2) Babu Satyendra Nath Das, Officiating Staff Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati.
(3) Babu Surendra Mohan Sen Gupta, Veterinary Assistant, Shillong.
(4) Babu Narendra Nath Datta, Veterinary Assistant, Silchar.
(5) Babu Debendra Nath Chatterjee, Veterinary Assistant, Patharkandi.
(6) Maulvi Azizuddin Sircar, Veterinary Assistant, Tezpur.
(7) Maulvi Fariduddin Ahmed, Veterinary Assistant, Tinsukia.
(8) Maulvi Dewan Faizuddin Ahmed, Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati.
(9) Srijut Madhab Chandra Das, Veterinary Assistant, Barpeta.
(10) Maulvi Faizur Rahman Hazarika, Veterinary Assistant, Dibrugarh.
(11) Babu Manmatha Nath Ghosh, Veterinary Assistant, Nazira.
(12) Babu Narendra Nath Bose, Veterinary Assistant, Nalbari.
Babu Satyendra Nath Das, Officiating Staff Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati, has
been awarded (1) General War Service Medal and (2) Allies Victory Medal during
this year for his meritorious services rendered at Mesopotamia during the last war.