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11. Rai Sahib Nripendra Nath Majumdar worked as Assistant
Director, Western Range, throughout the year. He spent 19 days on
tour and travelled 1,746 miles by rail and 66 miles by road. He
visited Rangpur, Natore, Siliguri, Kalimpong and Krishnagar and
checked and supervised the work of the subordinate staff. He also
attended the selection of site for the Veterinary Dispensary at Siliguri
and undertook serum simultaneous inoculation against rinderpest of
the municipal cattle at Nabadwip and of the animals belonging to
the Railway Cantonment Dairy Farm at Kharagpur. The operation
in both cases was successful and altogether 59 head of cattle (includ-
ing buffaloes) were protected by this method without any fatality.
He also assisted me in my work at headquarters.
12. Maulvi Muhammad Sanowar Chowdhuri, Assistant Director,
held charge of the Eastern Range, throughout the year. He toured
for 64 days and travelled 1,552 miles by rail, 56 miles by road and
1,007 miles by steamer and country boat. He inspected the hospitals
and dispensaries at Mymensingh, Sarishabari, Jamalpur, Barisal,
Faridpur, Rajbari, Chittagong, Noakhali, Comilla, Brahmanberia,
Chandpur, Narainganj and Munshiganj, visited the jail and municipal
cattle and impressed upon the local authorities the necessity of
employing more veterinary men in the districts. He also accompanied
me to Jaidebpur in connection with the creation of a new post under
the Bhawal Wards Estate.
13. In March 1933 he conducted serum simultaneous and experi-
mental inoculations of cattle in the Manipur Government Dairy Farm,
and also immunised 46 animals by serum simultaneous method. Five
Scindhi yearlings were protected with goat virus alone. These animals
were born of immune dams. None showed any serious reaction to
the virus, the potency of which was assured by the reaction in goats.
One animal, which was protected by goat virus alone in 1931, was
tested with bull virus to ascertain the power of immunity acquired
in the previous inoculation and proved immune. An experiment on
goat virus production was carried out by him in the Government
Hospital at Dacca in order to ascertain the suitability and potency
of the virus for use in the field. It was found that further apparatus
is necessary for the production of a satisfactory virus.
14. He also delivered a lecture in Bengali on the improvement
of cattle breeding and control of epizootics, etc., in the conference of
the presidents of union boards opened by His Excellency the Governor
of Bengal in July 1932.
15. The tours of both the Assistant Directors had to be restricted
as money under head "Travelling allowance" had to be re-appropriated
on account of shortage of funds in the budget.
16. The scheme for the appointment of a Veterinary Disease
Investigation Officer in Bengal was sanctioned and given effect to in
December last and the services of Mr. M. B. Menon, Assistant
Veterinary Research Officer, Muktesar, were placed at the disposal
of this department to commence work under the scheme pending the
reversion of Mr. S. C. A. Datta to this province. Mr. Menon took
up his duties on the forenoon of the 15th December last and spent
a week at headquarters in organising his office and in equipping his
laboratory room, which had been allotted to him at the Bengal