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Assistant, Patharkandi, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Jagannathpur, thrice each and
Aijal once. He visited 131 villages and tea estates in connection with the iavesti-
gation of disease.
He examined 65 specimens, of which 9 proved Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, 5
Surra, 11 Anthrax, all of which were duly confirmed. During the year a severe
and extensive outbreak of Rinderpest occurred in the Surma Valley and much of bis
time was occupied in arranging inoculation work and checking results of inocula-
tion.
(4) Babu Hem Chandra Sen held charge of the Gauhati Circle except for a
period of 3 months when he was on privilege leave. Babu Satish Chandra Das Gupta,
Staff Veterinary Assistant, acted in bis place for that period in addition to his own
duties. The Inspector was on tour for 135 days and travelled 1.953 miles by rail,
393 miles by steamer and 1,594 miles by road. He visited 199 villages in checking
inoculation results and other work.
The following dispensaries were inspected by him :—
Gauhati, Nalbari, Pathsala and Barpeta 4 times each ; Dhubri, Bilashipara and
Abhoyapuii three times each ; Nowgong, Missa and Goalpara twice and Shillong once.
The requisite number of inspections was not carried out by him as he had to go on
leave for 3 months owing to bad health.
All Local Board bulls and the Upper Shillong Farm were inspected by him.
Thirty-eight castrations were done by him with Burdizzo's castrator. This was
in the nature of demonstration to show the advantages of this method of castration.
He attended the outbreaks of Surra at Abhoyapuri and Gauhati.
(5) Babu Satish Chandra Das Gupta was Staff Veterinary Assistant at Gauhati
during the year. His duties were receiving, despatching and keeping accounts of Sera,
etc., assisting in the Laboratory and attending Gauhati Hospital where 94 in-patients
and 1,364- out-patients were treated.
(6) Babu Bhudhar Chandra Chatterjee, Staff Veterinary Assistant at Silchar,
attended 35 in-patients and 1,074 out-patients at Silchar Hospital. He examined
specimens in the absence of the Inspector and was in charge of a subsidiary Serum
Depôt. He visited 24 villages and treated 110 cases for contagious and non-contagious
diseases on tour.
(7) The number of Reserve Veterinary Assistants was four. One was on military
duty. The others were employed in leave vacancies and on deputation to supplement
the local staff in Khasi and Jaintia Hills, North Cachar, South Sylhet and Kamrup.
41. The names of the following Assistants are noted for the good work they
have done during the year :—
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Babu Satish Chandra Das Gupta, Staff Veterinary Assistant, Gauhati.
Babu Bhudhar Chandra Chatterjee,
Ditto,
Babu Surendra Mohan Sen Gupta, Veterinary Assistant,
Babu Narendra Nath Dutta,
Babu Debendra Nath Chatterjee,
Maulvi Aziz Uddin Sirkar,
Maulvi Dewan Faizuddin Ahmed,
Babu Monmatha Nath Ghose,
Babu Satyendra Nath Das,
Srijut Madhab Chandra Das,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Ditto,
Silchar.
Jorhat.
Sylhet.
Patharkandi
Tezpur.
Gauhati.
Nazira.
Behali.
Barpeta.
PART V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
42. Table XIV(a) shows the expenditure of the Department as furnished by the
Comptroller, Assam. The expenditure of the previous year was Rs. 92,458-2-1.
PART VI.—GENERAL REMARKS.
43. It is gratifying to note that there has been an all-round incease in the work
of the Department during the year in spite of many advene circumstances ; nine dis-
pensaries were closed for over two months when the permanent Assistant was on the
" Refresher " course and other dispensaries were closed for shorter periods when Assist-
ants were sick or on leave. This was unavoidable as there were no Reserve Veteri-
nary Assistants available.