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Collector of Bakarganj, at Char Patharghata to demonstrate to pri-
vate owners the benefit and usefulness of this method of treatment.
Altogether 891 animals were protected. All the Inspectors stationed
in the Eastern Range and certain selected Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons were given training in this camp to enable them to under-
take this system of treatment independently in their respective juris-
diction. It is hoped that this demonstration will prove of great value,
but sufficient time has not yet elapsed to judge of its benefit. It would
not have been possible to carry out this work but for the keen interest
and invaluable help of Mr. Donovan, I.c.s., Collector of Bakarganj.
He overcame all difficulties of transport and local arrangements in-
cidental to working in such a remote corner of the Province. In
March I acted as an examiner at the Annual and Final Examinations
of the Bengal Veterinary College.
4. My tours occupied a period of 27 days and I travelled 2,740
miles by rail, 80 miles by road and 515 miles by steamer.
5. With the exception of two months and a half from the 16th of
September last, when he was away on leave, Rai Sahib Sarat Chandra
Paul, Assistant Director, was in charge of the Western Range,
comprising the Presidency,
Burdwan and Rajshahi Divisions,
throughout the year. He was on tour for 37 days, and travelled 2,413
miles by rail and 69 miles by road. He inspected the work of the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons at Bankura, Garbetta, Midnapore,
Kharagpur, Chinsura, Rampurhat, Suri, Jessore, Krishnagar, Asansol,
Rangpur, Khulna, Basirhat and Vishnupur, conducted
tuberculin
test in the Jail cattle at Bankura as well as mallein test for Glanders
in horses at Kharagpur. He also represented the department at the
Agricultural and Industrial Exhibitions at Rangpur and Basirhat,
and acted as a judge at the cattle show held at Khulna for the
selection and award of prizes to the successful competitors.
6. During the leave period above mentioned, Maulvi M. S.
Chaudhuri officiated as Assistant Director, Western Range. He
toured for 23 days, and travelled 1,670 miles by rail and 32 miles by
road. He visited Khulna, Kushtia, Rangpur, Jalpaiguri, Siliguri,
Kurseong, Ghoom and Darjeeting on inspection work, and attended
an outbreak of Glanders at Atipara in the Nadia district.
7. The Eastern Range comprising the two Divisions of Dacca
and Chittagong was in charge of Babu Nripendra Nath Mazumdar,
Assistant Director, throughout the year, with the exception of one
month when he was on leave in continuation of the Durga Puja
holidays and Veterinary Inspector Babu Kshitish Chandra Pramanik
of Jalpaiguri acted as Assistant Director in his place. The latter
toured for 16 days, and visited Munshiganj, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar
and Rangamati. His time was fully taken up with the suppression
of a severe outbreak of Surra amongst hack ponies in Chittagong
Municipality.
8. During the period he was in charge Babu Nripendra Nath
Mazumdar was on tour for 74 days, and visited Kishoreganj, Netro-
kona, Chandpur, Comilla, Manikganj, Sarisabari, Tangail, Narain-
ganj and Rajbari, once each, Faridpur twice and Barisal thrice.
He travelled 1,394 miles by rail, 176 miles by boat and road and
2.087 miles by steamer.