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to the Western Range, while the vacancy in his place was filled by the
temporary promotion of Veterinary Inspector Moulvi M. S. Chaudhuri
to the Provincial Service. These arrangements continued to be in
force till the 15th March last, when Rai Sahib Dibakar De returned to
duty from leave.
5. During the period of 4 months that Babu Sarat Chandra Paul
remained in charge of the Western Range, although he was far from
well, he was on tour for 11 days and travelled 477 miles by rail, 58
miles by road and 15 miles by steamer. He inspected the work of the
Veterinary Assistant Surgeons at Rajshahi, Natore, Puthia, Baraset,
Ranaghat, Serampore and Sheoraphuli and assisted Mr. Kerr in various
matters connected with the administration.
6. The Eastern Range, comprising the two divisions of Dacca and
Chittagong, was in charge of Assistant Director Babu Nripendra Nath
Majumdar from the 1st April to the 4th June 1923, when he went on
leave for one month and a half. Veterinary Inspector Babu K. C. Sen
of Dacca was placed in charge of his office in addition to his own duties.
Babu Nripendra Nath Majumdar made no tours while in charge of the
Eastern Range.
At the conclusion of his leave Babu N. N. Majumdar joined at
Calcutta and worked as Assistant Director, Western Range, till the
15th March last. During this period he was on tour for 42 days and
travelled 4,542 miles by rail, 76 miles by road and 165 miles by steamer.
He visited Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Bogra, Dinajpur, Malda,. Ranaghat,
Krishnagar, Berhampur, Bankura, Chinsura, Nilphamari, Natore,
Sirajganj and Mohimaganj, and inspected the work of the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons. He also visited the Farm at Rangpur in connec-
tion with cattle disease and selected a site for the dispensary at Mohima-
ganj in that district. At Bankura he pursuaded the District Board
to have a whole-time man for the dispensary and hospital there.
In addition to this routine work of inspection Babu Nripendra Nath
Majumdar worked in this office regularly and suggested various measures
for the development of the work of this department.
7. During the period of 7 months in which he acted as Assistant
Director, Eastern Range, Moulvi M. S. Chaudhuri inspected the
veterinary work at Dacca, Narainganj, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Mymen-
singh, Netrakona, Kishoreganj, Jamalpur, Sarishabari, Tangail,
Comilla, Chandpur, Brahmanberia, Noakhali, Feni, Hatiya, Chittagong,
Cox's Bazar, Satkania, Faridpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Barisal and
Pirojpur, and travelled 2,332 miles by rail, 73 miles by road and 1,648
miles by boat and steamer. He also attended the meetings of the
Mymensingh and Tippera District Boards in connection with the pro-
posed veterinary hospital at Tangail and the placing of an additional
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon for Brahmanberia and further acted as a
judge for the selection of live stock, etc., for awarding prizes and
medals, etc., in the Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition held at
Manikganj under the presidency of the Director of Agriculture, Bengal.
He was on tour for altogether 82 days during the year.
8. There are at present 2 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, who
are on deputation to foreign service. One is Mr. N. P. Fernandez,
who is employed in Mesopotamia, while the other Babu N. N. Banerjee
is on deputation to the Sikkim Durbar.